the female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth

he insisted the princess could be crowned queen

Queen Victoria

the most powerful chess piece that each player has, able to move in any direction along a rank, file, or diagonal on which it stands

a playing card bearing a representation of a queen, normally ranking next below a king and above a jack

a reproductive female in a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites, frequently the only one present in a colony

a gay man with an ostentatiously affected, flamboyant, or feminine manner

an adult female cat that has not been spayed

behave in an unpleasantly superior way towards (someone)

Monique was queening it over everybody

convert (a pawn) into a queen when it reaches the opponent's back rank on the board

a borough of New York City, at the western end of Long Island; population 2,225,200 (est. 2006)