- B.B., real name Riley B. King.1925–2015, US blues singer and guitarist
- Billie Jean (née Moffitt). born 1943, US tennis player: winner of twelve Grand Slam singles titles, including Wimbledon (1966–68, 1972–73, and 1975) and the US Open (1967, 1971–72, and 1974)
- Martin Luther. 1929–68, US Baptist minister and civil-rights leader. He advocated nonviolence in his campaigns against the segregation of Black people in the South: assassinated: Nobel peace prize 1964
- Stephen (Edwin). born 1947, US writer esp of horror novels; his books, many of which have been filmed, include Carrie (1974), The Shining (1977), Misery (1988), and Everything's Eventual (2002)
- William Lyon Mackenzie. 1874–1950, Canadian Liberal statesman; prime minister (1921–26; 1926–30; 1935–48)
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King, +n.
- Biographical Stephen, born 1947, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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King /kɪŋ/ n
king /kɪŋ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
king•ship, n. [uncountable]]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Governmenta male sovereign who usually has inherited the position from his parents:the king of Sweden.[used as a title]King Henry VIII ruled England in the 16th century.
- a person or thing best in its class:The king of the jungle is supposed to be the lion.
- Gamesa playing card with a picture of a king.
- Chessthe chief chess piece of each color, whose capture is the object of the game.
- Chessa checker piece that has been moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, thus allowing it to be moved in any direction.
king•ship, n. [uncountable]]
king
(king),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
v.i.
adj.
king′less, adj.
king′less•ness, n.
king′like′, adj.
King (king),USA pronunciation n.William Rufus De•Vane
(də vān′),USA pronunciation 1786–1853, vice president of the U.S. 1853.
- Governmenta male sovereign or monarch;
a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people. - Religion(cap.) God or Christ.
- a person or thing preeminent in its class:a king of actors.
- Gamesa playing card bearing a picture of a king.
- Chessthe chief piece of each color, whose checkmating is the object of the game;
moved one square at a time in any direction. - Chessa piece that has been moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, thus allowing it to be moved in any direction.
- Insects[Entomol.]a fertile male termite.
- Telecommunicationsa word formerly used in communications to represent the letter K.
v.t.
- Governmentto make a king of;
cause to be or become a king;
crown. - Informal Termsto design or make (a product) king-size:The tobacco company is going to king its cigarettes.
v.i.
- Governmentto reign as king.
- king it, to play the king;
behave in an imperious or pretentious manner:He kinged it over all the other kids on the block.
adj.
- Informal Termsking-size.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English cyng, cyni(n)g; cognate with German König, Dutch koning, Old Norse konungr, Swedish konung, Danish konge. See kin, -ing3
king′less•ness, n.
king′like′, adj.
King (king),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Clarence, 1842–1901, U.S. geologist and cartographer.
- Biographical Ernest Joseph, 1878–1956, U.S. naval officer.
- Biographical Martin Luther, Jr., 1929–68, U.S. Baptist minister: civil-rights leader; Nobel peace prize 1964.
- Biographical Richard, 1825–85, U.S. rancher and steamboat operator.
- Biographical Riley B. ("B.B.''), born 1925, U.S. blues singer and guitarist.
- Biographical Rufus, 1755–1827, U.S. political leader and statesman.
- Biographical Stephen, born 1947, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Biographical William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874–1950, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1921–26, 1926–30, 1935–48.
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king /kɪŋ/ n
- a male sovereign prince who is the official ruler of an independent state; monarchRelated adjective(s): royal, regal
- a ruler or chief: king of the fairies
- (in combination): the pirate king
- a person, animal, or thing considered as the best or most important of its kind
- (as modifier): a king bull
- any of four playing cards in a pack, one for each suit, bearing the picture of a king
- the most important chess piece, although theoretically the weakest, being able to move only one square at a time in any direction
See also check, checkmate - a piece that has moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, after which it may move backwards as well as forwards
- king of kings ⇒
- God
- a title of any of various Asian monarchs
- to make (someone) a king
- king it ⇒ to act in a superior fashion
'King' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Abdullah
- Abdullah II
- acclaim
- Admetus
- Adrastus
- advise
- Aeëtes
- Aegeus
- Aeolus
- Agamemnon
- Ahab
- Ahasuerus
- aid
- Ajax
- Akhenaten
- Alaric
- Alberich
- Albert I
- Albert II
- Alboin
- Alcestis
- Alexander I
- Alexander II
- Alexander III
- Alfonso VI
- Alfonso XIII
- Amanullah Khan
- Antigone
- Antigonus I
- Antiochus III
- Antiochus IV
- Antonescu
- appanage
- Artaxerxes I
- Artaxerxes II
- Arthurian
- ascend
- Ashurbanipal
- Athelstan
- Atli
- Atreus
- Authorized Version
- Avalon
- Baldwin I
- Baliol
- bar
- baron
- basil
- basilica
- Abagtha