almond vs queen

almond

noun
  • Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • A type of tree nut. 

  • Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, a variety that only produces bitter fruits 

  • Flavor or other characteristics of almond. 

  • The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour. 

  • The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown. 

  • Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil. 

  • Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae 

  • Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, that produces predominantly sweet almonds. 

  • Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae 

  • Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

adj
  • Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut. 

queen

noun
  • A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., especially Danaus gilippus). 

  • A queen apple. 

  • An adult female cat capable of breeding. 

  • A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate. 

  • Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding. 

  • The Virgin Mary (especially in formulations such as Queen of Heaven, Queen of Glory). 

  • A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. 

  • s around the queen (sense 6) of the hive, marked with a pink dot]] A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp. 

  • A queen scallop. 

  • An excellent woman. 

  • A woman pre-eminent in a particular group or field. 

  • An attractive woman; a female partner in a romantic relationship. 

  • A type of large roofing slate. 

  • The wife, consort, or widow of a king. 

  • A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit. 

  • A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carrom. 

  • Something regarded as the greatest of its kind or as having pre-eminence or power comparable to that of a queen over a given area. 

  • A female monarch. 

verb
  • To provide with a new queen bee. 

  • To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen. 

  • To promote a pawn to a queen. 

  • To sit on a person’s face to receive oral sex, typically while straddling the person’s head. 

  • To be the queen bee of a colony. 

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