king

/kˈɪŋ/

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Noun
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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a competitor who holds a preeminent position
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a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
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preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"
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United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
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United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
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United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
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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
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one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
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(chess) the weakest but the most important piece

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