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king

  • EN [ kɪŋ]
  • US [ kɪŋ]
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English definition

    Noun

  • 1. a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

  • 2. a competitor who holds a preeminent position

  • 3. a very wealthy or powerful businessman;

    • "an oil baron"
  • 4. preeminence in a particular category or group or field;

    • "the lion is the king of beasts"
  • 5. 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

  • 6. one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king

  • 7. (chess) the weakest but the most important piece

Example sentences

  • The king was attended upon [ on ] by a number of servants.

  • He had intrigued with his brother against the king.

  • There is a portrait of King Charles on the wall.

  • The king condescended to eat with the beggars.

  • The king cannot exercise much political power.

  • The king maintained order within the bounds of his realm.

  • The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger.

  • The king condescended to take advice from his servants.

  • The ambassador personally conveyed the president's message to the king.

  • The king received the ambassador in state.

  • They that deny the power of the king shall die by the sword.

  • The fairy king and queen were contending over possession of the cat.

  • The albatross is the king of gliders.

  • There he was condemned to death by the king, and before being beheaded he was flayed alive.

  • Enter the king solus.

  • King George was the sovereign of England.

  • The king promulgate a decree.

  • The lion is king of the jungle.

  • A month or two later they executed the king.

  • Anyone who opposes the king will be put to death.

  • Henry II was the first king to be recognized as overlord of Ireland.

  • In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of "Camelot".

  • Mr King sought to address those fears when he spoke at the meeting.

  • He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594.

  • The story of King Arthur became part of oral tradition.

  • Lucky blighter, thought King.

  • The king could not enact laws without the sanction of Parliament.

  • Might it not be better to relegate the King to a purely ceremonial function?

  • The abbeys were founded in the 12th century by King David as a bulwark against the English.

  • On the following day a feast was given in King John's honour.

Phrase collocation

  • a king's ransom

  • live like a king (或 queen)

    live in great comfort and luxury

Slang

  • king kong

    • No ten-year-old child got no business drinking that King Kong.

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