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Word Of The Day

Saturday 21st of November 2009

Underling
1: an assistant subject to the
authority or control of another
[syn: {subordinate},
{subsidiary}, {foot soldier}]

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Dictionary definition for the word king

king (noun)
10 definitions

1: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [syn: male monarch] [ant: queen, queen]

2: a competitor who holds a preeminent position [syn: queen, world-beater]

3: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: baron, big businessman, business leader, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon]

4: preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"

5: United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) [syn: Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King]

6: United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) [syn: B. B. King, Riley B King]

7: United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) [syn: Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr.]

8: 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

9: one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king

10: (chess) the weakest but the most important piece

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