{
    "term": "queen",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/ga/games.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the female ruler of an independent state that has a royal family",
            "sensetop": "queen of…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was **crowned queen** at the age of fifteen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "kings and queens"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Queen of Norway",
                    "contextForm": "queen of…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Queen Victoria"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She became queen after the sudden death of her brother."
                },
                {
                    "text": "England under Queen Elizabeth I"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The banquet was hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History", "People in society", "Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["rightful", "future", "homecoming"],
                "verb + queen": ["become", "crown (somebody)", "make somebody"],
                "queen + verb": ["reign", "rule", "rule somebody/​something"],
                "preposition": ["under a/​the queen", "queen of"],
                "phrases": ["queen consort"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the wife of a king",
            "sensetop": "queen of…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Henry VII and his queen, Elizabeth of York"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The King and Queen of Denmark attended the wedding.",
                    "contextForm": "queen of…"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["rightful", "future", "homecoming"],
                "verb + queen": ["become", "crown (somebody)", "make somebody"],
                "queen + verb": ["reign", "rule", "rule somebody/​something"],
                "preposition": ["under a/​the queen", "queen of"],
                "phrases": ["queen consort"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a woman, place or thing that is thought to be one of the best in a particular group or area",
            "sensetop": "queen (of something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the queen of fashion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a movie queen"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Venice, queen of the Adriatic"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a woman or girl chosen to perform official duties at a festival or celebration",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a carnival queen"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a May queen *(= at a festival to celebrate the coming of spring)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a homecoming queen"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was nominated for prom queen in high school."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the most powerful piece used in the game of chess that can move any number of squares in any direction",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Games and toys"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a playing card with the picture of a queen on it",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Games and toys"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a large female insect that lays eggs for the whole group",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The bees swarmed around their queen."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Insects, worms, etc."],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["rightful", "future", "homecoming"],
                "verb + queen": ["become", "crown (somebody)", "make somebody"],
                "queen + verb": ["reign", "rule", "rule somebody/​something"],
                "preposition": ["under a/​the queen", "queen of"],
                "phrases": ["queen consort"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "an offensive word for a gay man who behaves like a woman",
            "labels": "(taboo, offensive, slang)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the person considered to be the best, most famous or successful in a particular place or area of activity",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kwiːn/",
                "audio": "qu/queen/queen_1_gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kwiːn/",
                "audio": "qu/queen/queen__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English cwēn, of Germanic origin; related to quean ‘badly behaved woman or girl’."
}