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[king] Pronunciation Key
[king] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–adjective
—Verb phrase
| 1. | a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter) God or Christ. |
| 3. | a person or thing preeminent in its class: a king of actors. |
| 4. | a playing card bearing a picture of a king. |
| 5. | Chess. the chief piece of each color, whose checkmating is the object of the game; moved one square at a time in any direction. |
| 6. | Checkers. a piece that has been moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, thus allowing it to be moved in any direction. |
| 7. | Entomology. a fertile male termite. |
| 8. | a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter K. |
| 9. | to make a king of; cause to be or become a king; crown. |
| 10. | Informal. to design or make (a product) king-size: The tobacco company is going to king its cigarettes. |
| 11. | to reign as king. |
| 12. | Informal. king-size. |
| 13. | king it, to play the king; behave in an imperious or pretentious manner: He kinged it over all the other kids on the block. |
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King
[king] Pronunciation Key
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| 1. | Billie Jean (Mof·fitt)
[mof-it] Pronunciation Key, born 1943, U.S. tennis player. |
| 2. | Clarence, 1842–1901, U.S. geologist and cartographer. |
| 3. | Co·ret·ta Scott [kaw-ret-uh] Pronunciation Key, 1927–2006, U.S. civil rights leader (widow of Martin Luther King, Jr.) |
| 4. | Ernest Joseph, 1878–1956, U.S. naval officer. |
| 5. | Martin Luther, Jr., 1929–68, U.S. Baptist minister: civil-rights leader; Nobel peace prize 1964. |
| 6. | Maxine (“Micki”), born 1944, U.S. springboard diver. |
| 7. | Richard, 1825–85, U.S. rancher and steamboat operator. |
| 8. | Riley B. (“B.B.”), born 1925, U.S. blues singer and guitarist. |
| 9. | Rufus, 1755–1827, U.S. political leader and statesman. |
| 10. | Stephen, born 1947, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. |
| 11. | William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874–1950, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1921–26, 1926–30, 1935–48. |
| 12. | William Rufus De·Vane
[duh-veyn] Pronunciation Key, 1786–1853, vice president of the U.S. 1853. |
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Mark
[mahrk] Pronunciation Key
[mahrk] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | one of the four Evangelists: traditionally believed to be the author of the second Gospel. |
| 2. | the second Gospel: to read aloud from Mark. |
| 3. | King, Arthurian Romance. ruler of Cornwall, husband of Iseult and uncle of Sir Tristram. |
| 4. | Saint. Marcus, Saint. |
| 5. | a male given name, form of Marcus. |
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| 1. | one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne. Compare Roland. |
| 2. | Joseph (“King”), 1885?–1938, U.S. cornet player, bandleader, and composer: pioneer in jazz. |
| 3. | a male given name. |
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| king
(kĭng) Pronunciation Key
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adj. Principal or chief, as in size or importance. tr.v. kinged, king·ing, kings Games To make (a piece in checkers) into a king; crown. [Middle English, from Old English cyning; see genə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| King, Billie Jean Moffitt Born 1943.
American tennis player who won 20 titles at Wimbledon (6 singles, 10 women's doubles, and 4 mixed doubles) and 4 U.S. Open championships (1967, 1971, 1972, and 1974). |
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| King, Coretta Scott 1927-2006.
American civil rights leader noted for her work on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Foundation after the assassination of her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968). |
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| King, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929-1968.
American cleric whose eloquence and commitment to nonviolent tactics formed the foundation of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Among the many peaceful demonstrations he led was the 1963 March on Washington, at which he delivered his "I have a dream" speech. He won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, four years before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. |
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| King, Maxine Known as "Micki." Born 1944.
American diver who dominated women's diving in the 1960s. She was injured while competing in the 1968 Olympics but won one Olympic gold medal in 1972. |
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| King, Richard 1825-1885.
American steamboat captain and rancher whose 600,000-acre ranch in Texas was the largest in the United States. |
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| King, Rufus 1755-1827.
American politician and diplomat. A member of the Continental Congress (1784-1787) and the Constitutional Convention (1787), he served as ambassador to Great Britain (1796-1803 and 1825-1826). |
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| King, William Lyon Mackenzie 1874-1950.
Canadian politician who three times served as prime minister (1921-1926, 1926-1930, and 1935-1948). |
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king
O.E. cyning, from P.Gmc. *kuninggaz (cf. Du. koning, O.H.G. kuning, O.N. konungr, Dan. konge, Ger. könig). Possibly related to O.E. cynn "family, race" (see kin), making a king originally a "leader of the people;" or from a related root suggesting "noble birth," making a king originally "one who descended from noble birth." The sociological and ideological implications make this a topic of much debate. Finnish kuningas "king," O.C.S. kunegu "prince" (Rus. knyaz, Boh. knez), Lith. kunigas "clergyman" are loans from Gmc. In O.E., used for names of chiefs of Anglian and Saxon tribes or clans, then of the states they founded. Also extended to British and Danish chiefs they fought. The chess piece so called from 1411; the playing card from 1563; use in checkers/draughts first recorded 1820. Applied in nature to species deemed remarkably big or dominant (e.g. king crab, 1698),
"As leon is the king of bestes." [John Gower, "Confessio Amantis," 1390]Kingfisher (1440) was originally king's fisher, for obscure reasons. Kingdom-come "the next world" (1785) is from the Lord's Prayer. The film "King Kong" was released 1933.
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| king | |
noun | |
| 1. | a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [ant: female monarch] |
| 2. | a competitor who holds a preeminent position |
| 3. | a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: baron] |
| 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) |
| 6. | United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) |
| 7. | United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) |
| 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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King Ferry, NY Zip code(s): 13081
King George, VA Zip code(s): 22485
King Cove, AK (city, FIPS 39410) Location: 55.05857 N, 162.29982 W
Population (1990): 451 (127 housing units)
Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 5.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99612
King Hill, ID Zip code(s): 83633
King City, MO (city, FIPS 38774) Location: 40.05064 N, 94.52471 W
Population (1990): 986 (482 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64463
King City, CA (city, FIPS 38520) Location: 36.21298 N, 121.12822 W
Population (1990): 7634 (2444 housing units)
Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 93930
King William, VA Zip code(s): 23086
King City, OR (city, FIPS 39150) Location: 45.40543 N, 122.80158 W
Population (1990): 2060 (1456 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
King County, WA (county, FIPS 33) Location: 47.47451 N, 121.84428 W
Population (1990): 1507319 (647343 housing units)
Area: 5506.6 sq km (land), 467.9 sq km (water)
King Salmon, AK (CDP, FIPS 39630) Location: 58.74292 N, 156.54464 W
Population (1990): 696 (228 housing units)
Area: 568.1 sq km (land), 47.9 sq km (water)
King County, TX (county, FIPS 269) Location: 33.61409 N, 100.25184 W
Population (1990): 354 (191 housing units)
Area: 2363.0 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water)
King Of Prussia, PA Zip code(s): 19406
King William County, VA (county, FIPS 101) Location: 37.70302 N, 77.09668 W
Population (1990): 10913 (4193 housing units)
Area: 713.4 sq km (land), 26.5 sq km (water)
King of Prussia, PA (CDP, FIPS 39736) Location: 40.09552 N, 75.38342 W
Population (1990): 18406 (8376 housing units)
Area: 21.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
King George County, VA (county, FIPS 99) Location: 38.26454 N, 77.15481 W
Population (1990): 13527 (5280 housing units)
Area: 466.2 sq km (land), 20.2 sq km (water)
King And Queen C, VA Zip code(s): 23085
King and Queen County, VA (county, FIPS 97) Location: 37.72030 N, 76.90179 W
Population (1990): 6289 (2698 housing units)
Area: 819.2 sq km (land), 26.1 sq km (water)
King, NC (city, FIPS 35760) Location: 36.27798 N, 80.35761 W
Population (1990): 4059 (1562 housing units)
Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27021
King, WI Zip code(s): 54946
Chain O' Lakes-King, WI (CDP, FIPS 13885) Location: 44.33080 N, 89.16780 W
Population (1990): 1667 (1071 housing units)
Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
Crown King, AZ Zip code(s): 86343
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King
Eng"lish\, n. 1. Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons. 2. The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries. Note: The English language has been variously divided into periods by different writers. In the division most commonly recognized, the first period dates from about 450 to 1150. This is the period of full inflection, and is called Anglo-Saxon, or, by many recent writers, Old English. The second period dates from about 1150 to 1550 (or, if four periods be recognized, from about 1150 to 1350), and is called Early English, Middle English, or more commonly (as in the usage of this book), Old English. During this period most of the inflections were dropped, and there was a great addition of French words to the language. The third period extends from about 1350 to 1550, and is Middle English. During this period orthography became comparatively fixed. The last period, from about 1550, is called Modern English. 3. A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type. Note: The type called English. 4. (Billiards) A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball. The King's, or Queen's, English. See under King.
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Kin\, n. [OE. kin, cun, AS. cynn kin, kind, race, people; akin to cennan to beget, D. kunne sex, OS. & OHG. kunni kin, race, Icel. kyn, Goth. kuni, G. & D. kind a child, L. genus kind, race, L. gignere to beget, Gr. ? to be born, Skr. jan to beget. ?. Cf. Kind, King, Gender kind, Nation.]1. Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent. 2. Relatives; persons of the same family or race. The father, mother, and the kinbeside. --Dryden. You are of kin, and so a friend to their persons. --Bacon.
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King\ (k[i^]ng), n. A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer.
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