king /kɪŋ/
1. a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
synset: king, male_monarch, Rex
antonym: queen, queen_regnant, female_monarch
2. a competitor who holds a preeminent position
synset: king, queen, world-beater
3. a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
synset: baron, big_businessman, business_leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top_executive, tycoon
4. preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"
synset: king
5. United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
synset: King, Billie_Jean_King, Billie_Jean_Moffitt_King
6. United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
synset: King, B._B._King, Riley_B_King
7. United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
synset: King, Martin_Luther_King, Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
8. 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
synset: king
9. one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
synset: king
10. (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
synset: king
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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