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Definition: Meaning of, king in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kɪŋ /

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king kings
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  1. ruler a man who rules a country because he is from a royal family [↪  queen]
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  2. the best the king of something someone or something that people think is the most important or best of a particular type of person or thing
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  3. successful if you live like a king, feel like a king etc, you are very successful, happy, rich etc
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  4. chess the most important piece in CHESS
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  5. cards a playing card with a picture of a king on it
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  6. important be king if something is king at a particular time, it has a big influence on people
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  7. a king's ransom a very large amount of money
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King


Definition: Meaning of, King in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kɪŋ /

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  1. born in 1925 united States guitar player and singer of the blues
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    B. B. King, Riley B King
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  2. 1929-1968 united States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks
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    Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr.
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  3. born in 1943 united States woman tennis player
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    Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King
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King used in phrases

  • Alaska king crab (noun)
    1. large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
    2. meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
  • Alaskan king crab (noun)
    1. meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
    2. large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
  • Billie Jean King (noun)
    1. born in 1943 united States woman tennis player
  • Billie Jean Moffitt King (noun)
    1. born in 1943 united States woman tennis player
  • Charles I, King
    1. (1600-49) the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649. He often disagreed with Parliament and made many unpopular political decisions, and so helped to cause the English CIVIL War. As a result he was EXECUTE d in 1649.
  • Charles II, King
    1. (1630-85) the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland who was the son of Charles I. He officially became king after his father's death in 1649, but he did not return to England to rule until the end of the English CIVIL WAR in 1660. He is sometimes called "the Merry Monarch"
  • Cole, Nat King
    1. (1917-65) a US singer famous for his soft, smooth voice, and for his recordings of love songs such as When I Fall in Love, Unforgettable, and Mona Lisa
  • Cole, Old King
  • David, King
    1. (died around 962 BC) in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the Kings of Israel. When David was a boy, he killed the GIANT (=a very tall, strong man) GOLIATH by hitting him on the head with a stone thrown from his SLING . People sometimes use the names David and GOLIATH to describe a situation in which a small and less powerful person or group is fighting a much larger and more powerful person or group.
  • Edward I, King
    1. (1239-1307) the king of England from 1272 until his death. He took part in the CRUSADES, and later established English control over Wales. He tried to do the same in Scotland, but was unsuccessful.
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