queen

n 1: the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such

as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay

eggs

2: a female sovereign ruler [syn: {queen regnant}, {female

monarch}] [ant: {king}, {king}]

3: the wife or widow of a king

4: one of four cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen

5: the most powerful chess piece

6: especially large and only member of a colony of naked mole

rats to bear offspring sired by only a few males

7: female cat [syn: {tabby}]

v 1: promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess

2: become a queen, of a chess pawn