What is the difference between wife and queen?
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A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
* (The Fisherman and His Wife)
* , chapter=10
, title= The female of a pair of mated animals.
A female monarch. Example: (Queen Victoria)
The wife or widow of a king.
(chess) The most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
(card games) A playing card with the picture of a queen on its face, the twelfth card in a given suit.
A powerful or forceful female person.
(derogatory, slang) An effeminate male homosexual. See drag queen.
A reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
An adult female cat valued for breeding. See also tom.
To make a queen.
(obsolete) To act the part of a queen; to queen it.
(chess) To promote a pawn, usually to a queen.
(BDSM, slang, transitive, of a female) To sit on the face of (a partner) to receive oral sex.
* 2000 , "Lorelei", The Mistress Manual: The Good Girl's Guide to Female Dominance
* 2007 , Madelynne Ellis, Dark Designs
* 2012 , Yolanda Celbridge, The Castle of Maldona
As nouns the difference between wife and queen
is that wife is a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse while queen is a female monarch. Example: Queen VictoriaAs a verb queen is
to make a queen.As a proper noun Queen is
a title given to queens.wife
English
Noun
(wives)- My wife and I have decided to have a baby.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
Usage notes
Although not common, wife'' can be used with ''the to indicate one's own wife. For instance, "I'd like to go, but the wife wants me home." More commonly, "my wife".Synonyms
* (married woman) better half, life partner, little woman (slang), partner, significant other, spouse * See alsoAntonyms
* (married woman) husband, were (obsolete)See also
* uxorialDerived terms
(Terms derived from the noun "wife") * (From woman) alewife * (partner) co-wife * (partner) ex-wife * (woman) fishwife * (woman) goodwife * (partner) housewife * (partner) huswife * (partner) man and wife/I now declare you man and wife * (woman) midwife * (woman) old wife/old-wife/oldwife * (woman) pudding-wife * seawife * sister-wife * spaewife * (partner) trophy wife * (partner) wife-beater * (woman/partner) wifehood * (partner) wifeless * (woman) wifely * (partner) wifey (wife)See also
* (wikipedia "wife")References
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* 1000 English basic words ----queen
English
(wikipedia queen)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (female monarch) queen regnant * (wife of a king) queen consortDerived terms
* drag queen * drama queen * ice queen * May Queen / queen of the May * prom queen * queencraft * queenhood * Queenie * queenlike * queenly * Queen of Sheba * Queen's English * queenship * requeenSee also
* *See also
* czarina * duchess * emperor * empress * imperial * jack * king * kingdom * majesty * prince * princess * royal * royaltyVerb
- (Shakespeare)
- Try Queening him. Have him lie on his back while you sit on his face (make sure he has an airway through either his mouth or his nose).
- ...not Eloise, sat queening him. He couldn't wait to tip her velvet. He wanted to come, but not here, with these three. It was time to extract himself.
- She saw his pink tongue flickering on Clare's exposed nympha as she queened him, her love juices shining on his chin and throat
