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queen vs queen bee

queen bee vs queen

queen and queen bee both are nouns.

queen is a verb but queen bee is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
queen Yes No Yes No
queen bee Yes No No No
As nouns, queen bee is a hyponym of queen; that is, queen bee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than queen:
  • queen: the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
  • queen bee: fertile egg-laying female bee
queen (noun) queen bee (noun)
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs fertile egg-laying female bee
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 (verb) queen bee (verb)
become a queen
promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess
Difference between queen and queen bee

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