American English pronunciation
How to pronounce kings
IPA transcription: ['kɪŋz]
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Noun
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a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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a very wealthy or powerful businessman
“an oil baron”
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a competitor who holds a preeminent position
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preeminence in a particular category or group or field
“the lion is the king of beasts”
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United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
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United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
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United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
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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
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one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
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(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
Usage examples
- The call letters stood for Witnessing The King of Kings.
- All line markings on the pitch form part of the area which they define.
- A number of alternative rankings exist, such as the Leiter Reports Law School Rankings.
- A large size in stockings is hard to sell.
- The Kingston Cutoff went southwest from Mountain Springs, Nevada, to Silurian Lake.
- "Kingsblood Royal" was a powerful and very early contribution to the civil rights movement.
- He had seen kings and beggars walking the desert sands.
- It was also performed in Dublin, Philadelphia and Kingston, Jamaica.
- This was the first time in Kingswood history for this to happen.
- Showcase Showdown released only two full-length albums, "Appetite of Kings" and "Permanent Stains".