queen bee

  • 61bee — Synonyms and related words: boutade, bumblebee, conceit, cornhusking, crotchet, drone, fancy, freak, honeybee, hornet, humor, husking, idea, impulse, megrim, queen, queen bee, quilting bee, raising bee, vagary, wasp, whim, worker, yellow jacket …

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  • 62queen — n. & v. n. 1 (as a title usu. Queen) a female sovereign etc., esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent State. 2 (in full queen consort) a king s wife. 3 a woman, country, or thing pre eminent or supreme in a specified area or of its kind… …

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  • 63Queen — In singular form, Queen may refer to: In government and monarchy: See also * Queen regnant, a female monarch, equivalent to the male title king; she is referred to informally in the third person as The Queen ** Beatrix of the Netherlands **… …

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  • 64queen mother — noun a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign • Hypernyms: ↑queen dowager * * * noun : a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign * * * a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign. [1570 80] * * * queen… …

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  • 65Queen ant — A queen ant is an adult, mated female ant in an ant colony; generally the mother of all the other ants in that colony. They develop from larvae specially fed in order to become sexually mature. Depending on the species, there can be either a… …

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  • 66queen — I UK [kwiːn] / US [kwɪn] noun [countable] Word forms queen : singular queen plural queens *** 1) a) a woman who rules a country because she belongs to a royal family Queen Elizabeth Plans were afoot for a royal visit from the King and Queen of… …

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  • 67queen — queen1 [ kwin ] noun count *** ▸ 1 woman who rules ▸ 2 female insect ▸ 3 in cards ▸ 4 woman with skill ▸ 5 in chess ▸ 6 gay man 1. ) a woman who rules a country because she belongs to a royal family: Queen Elizabeth Plans were afoot for a royal… …

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  • 68bee —   Meli, nalo meli (honey bee).    ♦ Queen bee, nalo meli mō ī wahine.    ♦ Drone bee, nalo meli noho hale.    ♦ Worker bee, nalo meli pa ahana …

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  • 69queen — noun 1) the queen was crowned Syn: monarch, sovereign, ruler, head of state; Her Majesty; king s consort, queen consort See also table at ruler 2) informal the queen of country music Syn …

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  • 70queen*/*/*/ — [kwiːn] noun [C] 1) a woman who belongs to a royal family and who rules a country Queen Elizabeth[/ex] She was crowned queen in 1953.[/ex] 2) a woman who is married to a king 3) a large female insect that can lay eggs a queen bee[/ex] 4) in a… …

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