Queens

//kwiːnz// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Queen form-of, plural
  2. 2
    plural of queen form-of, plural
  3. 3
    A pair of queens. slang
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of queen form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    plural of Queen (a surname) form-of, plural
  3. 3
    A borough of New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated on Long Island, north of Brooklyn, west of Nassau County.

    "Though he was not the only New Yorker on the bench, he was the only spoiled-rotten Italian kid brought up proud and scrapping in Queens and familiar with rude Sicilian gestures."

  4. 4
    Ellipsis of Queens County: a county of New York, United States, which is coterminous with the borough of Queens. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  5. 5
    Misspelling of Queen's, referring to the Queen's College, Oxford. alt-of, misspelling
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  1. 6
    Misspelling of Queens', referring to Queens' College, Cambridge. alt-of, misspelling
  2. 7
    Misspelling of Queen's, referring to Queen's University, Kingston. Canada, alt-of, misspelling, slang

Synonyms

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fagfaggotfairypansypoofqueen consort

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"There was a time when kings and queens reigned over the world."

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Queens Villagelong islandnew yorknew york citypublic transportqueens county

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