queen vs gay

queen and gay both are nouns.

queen is not an adjective while gay is an adjective.

queen is a verb but gay is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
queen	Yes	No	Yes	No
gay	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, gay is a hypernym of queen; that is, gay is a word with a broader meaning than queen:

queen: offensive term for a homosexual man
gay: someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

Other hypernyms of queen include homo, homophile, homosexual.

queen (noun)	gay (noun)
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs	someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males
female cat
(chess) the most powerful piece
one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen
a female sovereign ruler
the wife or widow of a king
offensive term for a homosexual man
something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind
a female competitor who holds a preeminent position

queen (adjective)	gay (adjective)
	bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
	brightly colored and showy
	homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
	given to social pleasures often including dissipation
	offering fun and gaiety
	full of or showing high-spirited merriment

queen (verb)	gay (verb)
become a queen
promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess

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