Definitions for King

Definitions for (noun) King

Main entry: king

Definition: (chess) the weakest but the most important piece


Main entry: king

Definition: one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king


Main entry: king

Definition: a 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


Main entry: power, baron, big businessman, tycoon, top executive, business leader, mogul, king, magnate

Definition: a very wealthy or powerful businessman

Usage: an oil baron


Main entry: king, male monarch, Rex

Definition: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom


Main entry: king, queen, world-beater

Definition: a competitor who holds a preeminent position


Main entry: Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., King

Definition: United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)


Main entry: King, Riley B King, B. B. King

Definition: United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)


Main entry: Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King, King

Definition: United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)


Main entry: king

Definition: preeminence in a particular category or group or field

Usage: the lion is the king of beasts


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