king
noun
/kɪŋ/
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[kʰiŋ]
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- A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
- (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
- (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
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Kings
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- One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
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king
verb
/kɪŋ/
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[kʰiŋ]
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- To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
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