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King

/kɪŋ/

King is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
    “Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.”
  2. A powerful or majorly influential person.
    “Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".”
verb
  1. To crown king, to make (a person) king.
  2. To perform the duties of a king.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Origin

From Middle English king.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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