King
/kɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts4 letters
Definition of King
noun
- A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
"Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547."
- A powerful or majorly influential person.
"Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media"."
- Something that has a preeminent position.
"In times of financial panic, cash is king."
- A component of certain games.
- A king skin.
"Oi mate, have you got kings?"
verb
- To crown king, to make (a person) king.
- To rule over as king.
- To perform the duties of a king.
- To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
- 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.