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king / King > 10 senses
NOUN1king, male monarchA male sovereign
2king, queen, world-beaterA competitor who holds a preeminent position
3king, baron, big businessman, business leader, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoonA very wealthy or powerful businessman
4kingPreeminence in a particular category or group or field
5King, Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt KingUnited States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
6King, B. B. King, Riley B KingUnited States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
7King, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr.United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
8kingA checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
9kingOne of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
10king(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
king / King > pronunciation
Soundskih'ng
Rhymesabating, abducting, abiding, and 2078 more rhymes in ihng at the HyperDic website...
king > noun 1, person
MeaningA male sovereign. Ruler of a kingdom.
Synonymsmale monarch
Member ofroyalty, royal family, royal line, royal house
NarrowerMessiah; King of England, King of Great Britain; King of France; Ahab; Akhenaton, Akhenaten, Ikhanaton, Amenhotep IV; Alaric; Alfred, AElfred, Alfred the Great; Artaxerxes I, Artaxerxes; Artaxerxes II, Artaxerxes; Ashurbanipal, Assurbanipal, Asurbanipal; Athelstan; Attila, Scourge of God, Scourge of the Gods; Bruce, Robert the Bruce, Robert I; Carl XVI Gustav, Carl XVI Gustaf; Clovis, Clovis I; Croesus; Cyrus II, Cyrus the Elder, Cyrus the Great; Darius I, Darius the Great; Darius III; David; Edmund I; Edmund II, Edmund Ironside; Edward the Elder; Edwin; Egbert; Ethelbert; Ethelred, Ethelred I; Ethelred, Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready; Fahd, Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud; Faisal, Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud; Farouk I, Faruk I; Ferdinand I, Ferdinand the Great; Ferdinand V, Ferdinand the Catholic; Frederick I; Frederick II, Frederick the Great; Frederick William I; Frederick William II; Frederick William III; Frederick William IV; Genseric, Gaiseric; Gilgamesh; Gordius; Gustavus, Gustavus I; Gustavus, Gustavus II, Gustavus Adolphus; Gustavus V; Hammurabi, Hammurapi; Herod, Herod the Great; Hezekiah, Ezekias; Hussein, Husain, Husayn, ibn Talal Hussein, King Hussein; James IV; Jeroboam, Jeroboam I; Juan Carlos, Juan Carlos Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon; Kamehameha I, Kamehameha the Great; Leonidas; Macbeth; Mithridates, Mithridates VI, Mithridates the Great; Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar II, Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuchadrezzar II; Olaf II, Olav II, Saint Olaf, Saint Olav, St. Olaf, St. Olav; Otto I, Otho I, Otto the Great; Philip II, Philip II of Spain; Philip II, Philip II of Macedon; Philip II, Philip Augustus; Philip V; Philip VI, Philip of Valois; Ptolemy I; Ptolemy II; Pyrrhus; Rameses, Ramesses, Ramses; Saul; Sennacherib; Solomon; Tarquin, Tarquin the Proud, Tarquinius, Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus; Victor Emanuel II; Victor Emanuel III; Xerxes I, Xerxes the Great
Broadersovereign, crowned head, monarch
Contraryqueen, queen regnant, female monarch
king > noun 2, person
MeaningA competitor who holds a preeminent position.
Synonymsqueen, world-beater
Broaderrival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender
king > noun 3, person
MeaningA very wealthy or powerful businessman.
Synonymsbaron, big businessman, business leader, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon
Narroweroil tycoon
Broaderbusinessman, man of affairs
king > noun 4, state
MeaningPreeminence in a particular category or group or field.
Examples"the lion is the king of beasts"
Broadereminence, distinction, preeminence, note
King > noun 5, person
MeaningUnited States woman tennis player (born in 1943).
SynonymsBillie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King
Broadertennis player
King > noun 6, person
MeaningUnited States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925).
SynonymsB. B. King, Riley B King
Broaderguitarist, guitar player; singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
King > noun 7, person
MeaningUnited States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968).
SynonymsMartin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr.
Broadercivil rights leader, civil rights worker, civil rights activist; clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth
king > noun 8, artifact
MeaningA checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward.
Categorycheckers, draughts
Broaderchecker
king > noun 9, artifact
MeaningOne of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king.
Broaderface card, picture card, court card
king > noun 10, artifact
Meaning(chess) the weakest but the most important piece.
Categorychess, chess game
Broaderchessman, chess piece

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