a-king

(Atasözü) "Ortamda tecrübeli veya ehil insanlar bulunmadığında, tecrübesiz veya toy insanlara hakettiğinin üstünde önem gösterilir" anlamında bir söz

alaskan king crab

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Alaska Kral Yengeci

dark king

kötülükler kralı

fit for a king

bir kral için uygun

fornication under control of the king

kralın kontrolü altında zina

god save the king

kral kaydetmek tanrı

good king wenceslas

iyi Kral Wenceslas

in the country of the blind the one eyed man is king

(Atasözü) köyünün olmadığı yerde keçiye Abdurrahman Çelebi derler

in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king

(Atasözü) Köyünün olmadığı yerde keçiye Abdurrahman Çelebi derler

king

hakan

evrensel anlamda en bilinen anlamı kısaca kral demektir.

king arthur

kral arthur

king crab

(Gıda) Büyük yengeç

king james version

(Muzik) Popun kralı, pop müziğin kralı

en büyük çift kişilik yatak

king solomon

(Tarih) Hazreti Süleyman

Kral suyu: Asitlerin az etki ettiği ya da etki etmediği altın ve platin gibi metallerle tepkimeye girebilen kuvvetli bir asit çözeltisi. Hidroklorik asit ve Nitrik asitin 3: 1 oranında göre karıştırılmasıyla oluşur. İlk defa Ebu Musa Câbir bin Hayyam tarafından bulunduğu tahmin edilmektedir

long live the king

uzun yasa kral

the frog king

ın golden times when wishing still helped öne there lived a king whose dauhters were all beautiful

the frog king

(Mantarbilim) ın golden times,when wishing still helpedone,there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful

the king of spain

spain kralı

title of king

kral unvanı

to the king's taste

(deyim) Krallara layık bir şekilde

(Tıp) sıraca illeti

acclaim smb. as king

kral ilan etmek

acclaim smb. king

kral ilan etmek

apostolic king

(Tarih) havari kral (macaristan)

as happy as a king

durumundan memnun

as happy as a king

dertsiz

be acclaimed as king

kral ilan edilmek

become king

kral olmak

court of king's bench

(Kanun) yüksek temyiz mahkemesi

derrick crane king post

(İnşaat) derik vinç ana direği

king

krallık taslamak

king

king it krallık etmek

king charles's head

(deyim) gereksiz saplantı

king closer

(İnşaat) üç çeyrek tuğla

king closer

(İnşaat) köşesi alınmış tuğla

(Bilgisayar) dama yap

king of assyria

asur kralı

king of babylonia

Aslan hayvanların kralı iken, kartal da kuşların kralıdır. - As the lion is king of beasts, so is the eagle king of birds.

Aslan hayvanların kralı ise, kartal kuşların kralıdır. - If the lion is the king of beasts, the eagle is the king of birds.

king of egypt ramses ii

mısır kralı 2. ramses

king operation

(Tıp) king operasyonu

king orange

king, kink

king pin

(İnşaat) başlık pimi, dingil pimi

king pin bearing

dingil pimi yatağı

king pin bushing

(Otomotiv) dingil pimi kovanı

king unit

(Tıp) king ünitesi

king's evidence

(Kanun) hükümete tanıklık yapma

king's evil

{i} sıraca hastalığı

king's evil

(isim) sıraca hastalığı

king's spear

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) sarı çirişotu

live like a king

kral gibi yaşamak

louis ix, king of france

dokuzuncu louis, fransa kralı

proclaim smb. king

kral ilan etmek

restore a king to the throne

kralı yeniden tahta geçirmek

scrofula king evil

(Tıp) skrofula

sea king

(Askeri) SEA KING: Tek motorlu, uçak gemisi harekatında personel/yük nakliyesi ve hava/deniz kurtarması için kullanılan orta ulaştırma helikopteri. Bazı modelleri denizaltı savunma harbi maksadıyla teçhiz edilmiştir. SH-3 olarak adlandırılır

take the king's shilling

orduya gönüllü yazılmak (İng.)

the king is naked

kral çıplak

wear the king's coat

asker olmak

wear the king's coat

askere gitmek

worn king pin bearings

aks başı rulmanı

التركية - التركية

تعريف a-king في التركية التركية القاموس.
king: Bir mandalina cinsi
king: çinlilerin eski çin edebiyatında klişe kitaplarına verdikleri ad
king: Bir deste kağıtla oynanan bir iskambil oyunu
king: Elli ikilik bir desteyle oynanan bir iskambil oyunu

الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية

تعريف a-king في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.
God Save the King: The national anthem of the United Kingdom
God Save the King: An expression of one’s patriotism and hope for the long life of the monarch, especially in his presence
Good King Henry: A species of goosefoot, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, native to Britain and much of Europe, cultivated as a vegetable
Homecoming King: In colleges and high schools, a young man, chosen by his peers, to "reign" over the traditional activities associated with the Homecoming football game. Often chosen to reign alongside a Homecoming Queen
King: An English and Scottish surname, originally a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a king or had worked in the king's household
King: The title of a king
King Arthur: A legendary king of Britain
King Billy: King William III of England
King Billy: Imaginary king of the Australian aboriginal people
1902: An' supposen Ole King Billy an' his ole black gin comes round at holiday time and squats on the verander — Henry Lawson, A Bush Publican's Lament,.
King Billy: Tasmanian aboriginal man William Lanne (c.1835-1869) believed to have been the last Tasmanian aboriginal man. (Reference: Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, 1970, reprint 1979 ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, entry for "King Billy", page 333.)
King Billy: One of various other specific aboriginal men referred to as King Billy at times. (Reference: Wannan above.)
King Charles spaniel: A breed of dog originating from England
King Charles spaniels: plural form of King Charles spaniel
King Charles' head: An obsession, especially one that keeps intruding irrelevantly into other matters
It is characteristic of Cobbett that he could always be relied on to produce conjuror-like from any subject one of his many King Charles' heads.
King Charles' heads: plural form of King Charles' head
King Charles's head: Alternative spelling of King Charles' head
King Charles's heads: plural form of King Charles's head
King Cotton: A set phrase in the Southern United States used mainly by Southern politicians and authors who wanted to illustrate the importance of the crop to southern economy
King James Bible: A translation of the Bible from the original Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament) commissioned for the Church of England
King James Version: A translation, published in 1611, of the Bible from the original Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament) commissioned for the Church of England, which is the version most quoted and influential in English literature and English Protestant religious culture
A Bible, King James Version. (This he stuck in his bag, because anybody who knows anything about English literature knows you can't ger away from the Bible.).
King Kong: a fictional giant ape; the eponymous star of several movies
King Kong: Two kings as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em
King Kong: A king (playing card)
King of Kings: Jesus
King's Counsel: In the United Kingdom, a barrister selected to serve as counsel for the British Crown. First used in 1689
King's Counsel: In Canada, an honorific status conferred by the federal or provincial governments to senior or meritorious lawyers
King's English: Especially in England, spoken or written English which is standard, characterized by grammatical correctness, proper usage of words and expressions, and (when spoken) formal British pronunciation
The O.E.D. is unlike any other dictionary. . . . It wants every word, all the lingo: idioms and euphemisms, sacred or profane, dead or alive, the King’s English or the street’s.
King's shilling: a shilling accepted by new recruits when tricked into or agreeing to enlist into the British army or navy during the 18th and 19th centuries
a cat can look at a king: Alternative form of a cat may look at a king
a cat may look at a king: Even a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superior
drag king: A female who dresses up in men's clothing, typically for public performance
erl-king: in German mythology, a giant who preys on children
f**king: Present participle of f**k
f--king: A censored form of the word fucking
god-king: A statesman who holds all state's powers and has religious significance to constituency
god-king: : Jargon in open source and collaborative projects communities meaning an owner/operator of a project who behaves as a tyrant
good-king-henry: alternative spelling of the plant Good King Henry
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king: Among others with a disadvantage or disability, the one with the mildest disadvantage or disability is regarded as the greatest
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king: Even someone without much talent or ability is considered special by those with no talent or ability at all
king: A playing card with the image of a king on it
king: The principal playing piece in chess or variations of chess
king: In checkers: to stack a checker on an opponent's piece that has successfully traversed the board to the opposite side. The piece so marked can then move forwards or backwards
king: A powerful or influential person
Howard Stern styled himself as the king of all media.
king: A male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation
Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
king cobra: A large venomous snake found in East Asia, taxonomic name Ophiophagus hannah, the longest venomous snake in the world
king cobras: plural form of king cobra
king crab: a highly prized crab-like crustacean
king crab: a king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em
king hit: A particularly vicious attack. Usually, it is a punch to the face intended to cause as much damage as possible, with the victim often taken by surprise
He is most remembered for his mad outbursts and king hits on the football field.
king hit: To attack a victim and knock them unconscious with only one punch
Michael Smith came up to the plaintiff and king hit him ... he was unconscious before he hit the ground, Mr Karimi's lawyer, Philip Doherty, SC, told the court.
king of beasts: The lion
king of clubs: One of the 52 playing cards from a standard pack as used for bridge and poker, with a picture of a king, with a nominal value of 13, and with the clubs suit
king of diamonds: One of the 52 playing cards from a standard pack as used for bridge and poker, with a picture of a king, with a nominal value of 13, and with the diamonds suit
king of hearts: One of the 52 playing cards from a standard pack as used for bridge and poker, with a picture of a king, with a nominal value of 13, and with the hearts suit
king of six: The pintailed wydah Vidua macroura
king of spades: One of the 52 playing cards from a standard pack as used for bridge and poker, with a picture of a king, with a nominal value of 13, and with the spades suit
king of the hill: A person who has achieved a measure of success and is considered to be a leader in his field
He was considered a renegade in journalism until he won the Pulitzer Prize, but now he is the king of the hill''..
king of the hill: A child's game where one player stands on top of a hill or other location atop an incline, attempting to repel other players whose goal is to capture his position
He twisted his ankle while playing king of the hill and was not allowed to play again.
king oyster mushroom: an edible mushroom, Pleurotus eryngii
king oyster mushrooms: plural form of king oyster mushroom
king pair: The score of zero runs, having been out on the first ball faced in each innings of a two-innings match; a golden duck in each innings
king penguin: a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands
king penguins: plural form of king penguin
king post: A central vertical supporting post used in architecture and bridge and aircraft design
king tide: an unusually high tide that occurs during full moon in the summer and winter months
king tides: plural form of king tide
king's English: Alternative form of King's English
king's evil: scrofula
Suppose the person the matter is taken from, has the king's evil, the pox, madness, or some other inveterate disease — I am sure the inoculator can give no reason why it should not convey one distemper as well as the other.
king's pawn: In chess, a pawn on the E file, where the kings start the game
See also the Wikipedia article on Descriptive chess notation.
king's ransom: A large sum of money
king-sized: Unusually large, used especially of a king-sized bed
philosopher king: A very wise ruler
This philosopher king contrasts sharply with the cruel tyrant, who plays a memorable role in other parts of the Histories.
prom king: In colleges and high schools, a young man, chosen by his peers, to "reign" over the school's prom and related activities. May reign alongside a prom queen
rice king: Someone closely associated with the business of rice
rice king: A non-Asian man (usually white) who has a sexual fetish for Asian women
sofa king: Homophone pun for so fucking; a double entendre that appears to be a name for a furniture store, but is in fact an intensifier
How tired am I? I'm sofa king tired!.
suicide king: The kings of hearts and diamonds in a deck of playing cards; so-called as their weapons are pointed towards themselves in most decks' depictions
When Henry played poker, he liked to declare suicide kings wild, as he felt it lent him an air of sophistication.
king-size: extra large; "a king-size bed
king-size: extra large; "a king-size bed"
king's money: See: king's shilling
king's shilling: A shilling formerly given to a recruit when enlisting in the army during the reign of a king
aking: {a} feeling pain, distressed
king: {v} to supply with or make a king
king: {n} a monarch, supreme governor, herald, card
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is the king: (Atasözü) A man of even limited ability is at a great advantage in the company of those less able
king's water: Aqua regia (Latin: royal water) or aqua regis (king's water) is a highly corrosive mixture of acids, fuming yellow or red solution, also called nitro-hydrochloric acid. The mixture is formed by freshly mixing concentrated nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, usually in a volume ratio of 1: 3, respectively. It was named so because it can dissolve the so-called royal metals, or noble metals, gold and platinum. However, ruthenium, tantalum, iridium, osmium, titanium, rhodium and a few other metals are capable of withstanding its corrosive properties
to the king's taste: (deyim) Perfectly; just as anyone could want it; very satisfactorily
1. The rooms in her new home were painted and decorated to the king's taste. 2. The soldiers dressed and marched to the king's taste.
Ada King countess of Lovelace: orig. Lady Augusta Ada Byron born Dec. 10, 1815, London, Eng. died Nov. 29, 1852, London English mathematician. Her father was the poet Lord Byron. In 1835 she married William King, 8th Baron King; when he was created an earl in 1838, she became a countess. She became interested in Charles Babbage's analytical machines as early as 1833, and in 1843 she translated and annotated an article about them by Luigi Federico Menabrea. For creating a program for Babbage's prototype of a digital computer, she has been called the first computer programmer. The programming language Ada is named for her
Alaska king crab: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
Augusta Ada King countess of Lovelace: orig. Lady Augusta Ada Byron born Dec. 10, 1815, London, Eng. died Nov. 29, 1852, London English mathematician. Her father was the poet Lord Byron. In 1835 she married William King, 8th Baron King; when he was created an earl in 1838, she became a countess. She became interested in Charles Babbage's analytical machines as early as 1833, and in 1843 she translated and annotated an article about them by Luigi Federico Menabrea. For creating a program for Babbage's prototype of a digital computer, she has been called the first computer programmer. The programming language Ada is named for her
B.B. King: orig. Riley B. King born Sept. 16, 1925, Itta Bena, near Indianola, Miss., U.S. U.S. blues guitarist. Reared in the Mississippi Delta, he was influenced early by gospel music. He worked for a time as a disc jockey in Memphis, where he acquired the nickname B.B. (for Blues Boy). His first hit, "Three O'Clock Blues" (1951), was followed by a long succession of others, including "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "The Thrill Is Gone." To his own impassioned vocal calls, King played single-string guitar responses with a distinctive vibrato, in a style influenced by Delta blues guitarists and jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. By the late 1960s rock guitarists were acknowledging his influence and introducing King and his guitar, Lucille, to the white public. He remains the most successful bluesman of all time
Billie Jean King: orig. Billie Jean Moffitt born Nov. 22, 1943, Long Beach, Calif., U.S. U.S. tennis player. She won her first Wimbledon doubles championship in 1961 as part of the youngest team to do so. She went on to capture a record 20 Wimbledon titles (singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles) from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s; in 2003 her record was tied by Martina Navratilova. She also won several U.S. singles titles (1967, 1971-72, 1974) and the Australian (1968) and French (1972) titles. She was ranked first in the U.S. seven times and first in the world five times. In 1973 she defeated the 55-year-old former men's champion Bobby Riggs in a widely publicized "Battle of the Sexes." She was cofounder and first president (1974) of the Women's Tennis Association, and in 1974, with her husband, Larry King, she also founded World TeamTennis, of which she served as director. She wrote two autobiographies (with cowriters) and a history of women's tennis, and she cofounded the magazine Womensport
God save the King: may God protect and guard the King (phrase from the English national anthem)
Good King Wenceslas: a popular Christmas carol (=a traditional song)
James I,King: the king of England from 1603 until his death. Before he became king of England, he was already the king of Scotland (as James VI), and in 1603 the two kingdoms were united under one king (1566-1625)
Jr. Leslie Lynch King: in full Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. orig. Leslie Lynch King, Jr. born July 14, 1913, Omaha, Neb., U.S. 38th president of the U.S. (1974-77). While he was still an infant, his parents were divorced; his mother later married Gerald R. Ford, Sr., who adopted the boy and gave him his name. He received degrees from the University of Michigan and Yale Law School (1941). He joined the Navy during World War II and served in the South Pacific, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 25 years (1948-73), becoming Republican minority leader in 1965. After Spiro Agnew resigned as vice president in 1973, Richard Nixon nominated Ford to fill the vacant post. When the Watergate scandal forced Nixon to resign, Ford became the first president who had not been elected to either the vice presidency or the presidency. A month later he pardoned Nixon; to counter widespread outrage, he voluntarily appeared before a House subcommittee to explain his action. His administration gradually lowered the country's high rate of inflation by slowing down the economy, though at the cost of a severe recession (1974-75) and high unemployment. Ford had a tense relationship with the Democrat-controlled Congress, vetoing more than 50 bills (more than 40 were sustained). In September 1975 he was twice the target of assassination attempts. In the final days of the Vietnam War, he ordered an airlift of 237,000 anti-communist Vietnamese refugees, most of whom came to the U.S. The public's revulsion at the events of Watergate contributed to his narrow defeat by Jimmy Carter in 1976
King: An English and Scottish surname; a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a king or had worked in the kings household
King: {i} family name; Martin Luther King (1929-1968), American Baptist minister, one of the leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States, Nobel prize winner
King Abdullah II: (born 1962) king of the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan following the death of King Hussein in 1999
King Charles I: the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649. He often disagreed with Parliament and made many unpopular political decisions, and so helped to cause the English Civil War. As a result he was executed in 1649 (1600-49)
King Charles II: the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland who was the son of Charles I. He officially became king after his father's death in 1649, but he did not return to England to rule until the end of the English Civil War in 1660. He is sometimes called "the Merry Monarch" restoration (1630-85)
King Charles spaniel: Any of a variety of English toy spaniel with a curly, black and tan coat and long ears
King Cotton: Phrase used before the American Civil War to denote the economic importance of Southern cotton production. The concept first appeared in the book Cotton Is King (1855) and was echoed by Southern politicians, who believed that cotton's economic and political power would bring victory if secession led to war. The South expected support from Britain, a major cotton importer, but Britain instead developed alternative sources of cotton within its empire. The South's dependence on cotton contributed to its economic weakness after the Civil War
King David: (died c.962 BC) second king of Judah and Israel, reputed author of many of the Psalms; hotel in Jerusalem (Israel)
King David: Goliath by hitting him on the head with a stone thrown from his sling. People sometimes use the names David and Goliath to describe a situation in which a small and less powerful person or group is fighting a much larger and more powerful person or group (died around 962 BC) in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the Kings of Israel. When David was a boy, he killed the giant (=a very tall, strong man)
King Edward I: the king of England from 1272 until his death. He took part in the Crusades, and later established English control over Wales. He tried to do the same in Scotland, but was unsuccessful (1239-1307)
King Edward II: the king of England from 1307 until he was murdered by his enemies (including his wife) in 1327 (1284-1327)
King Edward III: a king of England who ruled during the Black Death and the start of the Hundred Years War (1312-77)
King Edward IV: the king of England from 1461 to 1483 (1442-83)
King Edward V: the king of England for a few months in 1483, until his uncle removed him from his position and became King Richard III. Edward and his brother (who are sometimes called "the Princes in the Tower") were put in prison in the Tower of London, and many people believe that they were later murdered there (1470-1483)
King Edward VI: the king of England from 1547 to 1553 (1537-53)
King Edward VII: the British king from 1901 until his death (1841-1910)
King Edward VIII: the British king in 1936. He was forced to abdicate (=give up being king) because he wanted to marry Wallis Simpson, an American woman who had been married before. This event is known as 'the Abdication '. After he abdicated, he was given the title "Duke of Windsor", and he and his wife lived abroad for the rest of their lives (1894-1972)
King Fahad: king of Saudi Arabia since 1982
King George I: the king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 until his death. He was born in Germany and spent most of his time there, and he never learned to speak English. His lack of interest in government led to Britain having its first Prime Minister (1660-1727)
King George II: King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760. He was the last king to lead his men personally in battle (1683-1760)
King George III: the king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death. He was the British king when the US fought to become independent of Britain, and suffered at times from a serious mental illness (1738-1820)
King George IV: the king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1820 until his death. From 1811 to 1820, he acted as king and had the title 'Prince Regent', because his father, King George III, was mentally ill and unable to rule. This period of British history is called 'the Regency' (1762-1830)
King George Sound: Inlet of the Indian Ocean, southern coast of Western Australia. It has an area of 35 sq mi (91 sq km). Its harbours are Oyster Harbor and Princess Royal Harbor (the site of the port for the city of Albany). It was charted in 1791 by Capt. George Vancouver and was first used as a whaling base
King George V: the British king from 1910 until his death (1865-1936)
King George VI: the British king from 1936 until his death, and the father of Queen Elizabeth II (1895-1952)
King George's War: (1744-48) Inconclusive struggle between France and Britain for mastery of North America. Also called the American phase of the War of the Austrian Succession, the war involved disputes over boundaries of Nova Scotia and northern New England and control of the Ohio Valley. After bloody border raids by both sides, aided by their Indian allies, they signed the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), which restored conquered territory but failed to resolve colonial issues. See also French and Indian War
King Harold II: the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, who became king at the beginning of 1066 but later that year died in battle against William the Conqueror at Hastings. He is supposed to have been killed by an arrow that hit him in the eye (?1022-66)
King Henry I: the king of England from 1100 until his death. He was the youngest son of William the Conqueror (1068-1135)
King Henry II: the king of England from 1154 until his death. He tried to reduce the power of the Church, and as a result he quarrelled with Thomas à Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Some of Henry's soldiers killed Becket in Canterbury Cathedral (1133-89)
King Henry III: the king of England from 1216 until his death. He fought many wars in Europe, and this made him unpopular with the barons (=men of the highest social class) . Led by Simon de Montfort, they fought against him but eventually lost (1207-72)
King Henry IV: the king of England from 1399, when he took power from King Richard II, until his death. He spent much of his time as king fighting to gain control over Wales and Scotland, but he was unsuccessful in this. There are two plays by William Shakespeare about his life ( Henry IV, Part I, and Henry IV, Part II) (1366-1413)
King Henry V: the king of England from 1413 until his death, who is remembered especially for defeating the French at the Battle of Agincourt. The events surrounding this battle are described in Shakespeare's play Henry V (1387-1422)
King Henry VI: the king of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471. During Henry's rule there was great dissatisfaction with the government. This led to the Wars of the Roses, in which Henry was finally murdered (1421-71)
King Henry VII: Henry Tudor (1457-1509) the king of England from 1485. He defeated Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field, and married to unite the families of York and Lancaster and so ended the Wars of the Roses between the two families
King Henry VIII: the king of England from 1509 until his death. The fact about Henry VIII which most British people know is that he had six wives. He tried to legally end his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, because she did not produce any sons and he wanted to marry Anne Boleyn, but the Pope refused to allow this. Henry disobeyed the Pope and made himself the head of the church in England. This started the Reformation in England, in which the Protestant church was established. His other wives were: Anne Boleyn, who had her head cut off; Jane Seymour, who died while giving birth to a child; Anne of Cleves, whom Henry divorced ; Catherine Howard, who had her head cut off; and Catherine Parr, who lived on after Henry's death. During Henry's time as king, many schools were established, and England became a more powerful country (1491-1547)
King Hussein: the king of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999. He was admired by many people for his attempts to encourage peace between Israel and the Arab countries that surround it (1935- 99)
King Hussein: {i} Hussein I, Hussein bin Talal (1935-1999), king of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999
King Hussein of Jordan: king of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999
King James Bible: An English translation of the Bible from Hebrew and Greek published in 1611 under the auspices of James I. Also called Authorized Version, King James Version. the King James Version an English translation of the Bible produced for King James I of England in 1611, which is also known in Britain as the Authorized Version. For hundreds of years this was the main type of Bible used in both the US and the UK, and many well-known sayings from the Bible come from this translation. It is now used much less often and has been replaced by more modern translations
King James II: the king of England from 1685 until 1688, when he was forced to give up his position because he had become a Catholic. In 1690 he tried to get back power from the new British king, William III, but he was defeated at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (1633-1704)
King John: the king of England from 1199 until his death. He signed the Magna Carta in 1215, by which he agreed to accept limits on his power as king. These events are described in a play by William Shakespeare called King John (1167-1216)
King Kong: a very large gorilla who is the main character in the film King Kong (1933). He is taken to New York City, but he escapes and destroys buildings and hurts or kills many people
King Kong: famous 1930's film about a giant ape who terrorizes New York City
King Lear: a play by William Shakespeare about an old king who decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters according to how much each of them says she loves him. Two daughters, Goneril and Regan, pretend to love him very much, and he divides the kingdom between them. The third daughter, Cordelia, is the only one who really loves him, but she receives nothing because she says that she loves him no more and no less than she should. As a result there are many sad and terrible events, including the deaths of Lear and his three daughters. King Lear
King Lear: {i} tragedy by William Shakespeare; hero of "King Lear" tragedy who was betrayed and abused by two of his conspiring daughters; King Lear Peak, one of the peaks of the Jackson Mountains range in Nevada (USA)
King Midas: in ancient Greek stories, a king who was given the power to change everything he touched into gold. He soon realized this would not bring him happiness, when he found that even his food and drink changed into gold as soon as he touched them
King Nebuchadnezzar: in the Old Testament of the Bible, a king of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC (630-562 BC)
King Oliver: orig. Joseph Oliver born May 11, 1885, Abend, La., U.S. died April 8, 1938, Savannah, Ga. U.S. jazz cornetist and bandleader. Oliver grew up in New Orleans and established himself as the city's preeminent cornetist, coleading a band with trombonist Kid Ory (1886-1973) before moving to Chicago in 1918. In 1922 Oliver hired his New Orleans protégé Louis Armstrong to join him in Chicago in his Creole Jazz Band. Their recordings together, including "Dipper Mouth Blues," are jazz classics
King Philip's War: (1675-76) Bloodiest conflict between American colonists and Indians in 17th-century New England. By 1660 colonial settlers, no longer dependent on Indians for survival, had pushed into Indian territory in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. To protect their lands, the Wampanoag chief King Philip (Metacom) organized a federation of tribes, which in 1675 destroyed several frontier settlements. In retaliation the colonial militia burned Indian villages and crops. After Philip's death in 1676, Indian resistance collapsed. An estimated 600 settlers and 3,000 Indians were killed in the conflict
King Philip's War: war fought from 1675-1676 between American colonists and Native Americans in New England
King Richard I: the king of England from 1189 until his death. During his period as king, he was almost never in England, because he spent a lot of time fighting in the crusades and in France. He was a popular king and regarded as very brave, and for this reason he is often called Richard the Lionheart or Richard Coeur de Lion (1157-99)
King Richard II: the king of England from 1377 to 1399. He became very unpopular by ordering many of his opponents to be killed, and he was removed from power by his cousin, who then became King Henry IV. Richard was put in prison in 1399, and died or was murdered the next year. These events are described in Shakespeare's play Richard II (1367-1400)
King Richard III: the king of England from 1483 until his death. When his brother, King Edward IV, died in 1483, Richard had the job of taking care of Edward's sons, who were still boys. But he put the boys in prison in the Tower of London (the Princes in the Tower). They disappeared and he took the position of king for himself. He was later killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field. In Shakespeare's play Richard III, Richard is shown as a cruel and ugly man, but some writers now believe that he was in fact an effective king and a brave military leader, who was not responsible for the deaths of the princes (1452-85)
King Savior: name for the savior who is expected to appear in the end times
King Solomon: king of Israel, son of King David, builder of the temple in Jerusalem
King Sunny Ade: (born 1946 as Sunday Adeniyi) Nigerian Juju singer and musician
King Tut: (d. c1350 BC) Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty
King Tut: Tutankhamen
King Vidor: v. born Feb. 8, 1894, Galveston, Texas, U.S. died Nov. 1, 1982, Paso Robles, Calif. U.S. film director. He worked as a prop boy, scriptwriter, newsreel cameraman, and assistant director before directing his first feature film, The Turn in the Road (1919). He won acclaim for The Big Parade (1925) and The Crowd (1928), considered a silent-movie classic. His films, which deal with themes such as idealism and disillusionment in contemporary life, include the first all-African American film, Hallelujah! (1929), as well as Our Daily Bread (1934) and The Citadel (1938). His later movies include the western epic Duel in the Sun (1946), The Fountainhead (1949), and War and Peace (1956)
King Wallis Vidor: v. born Feb. 8, 1894, Galveston, Texas, U.S. died Nov. 1, 1982, Paso Robles, Calif. U.S. film director. He worked as a prop boy, scriptwriter, newsreel cameraman, and assistant director before directing his first feature film, The Turn in the Road (1919). He won acclaim for The Big Parade (1925) and The Crowd (1928), considered a silent-movie classic. His films, which deal with themes such as idealism and disillusionment in contemporary life, include the first all-African American film, Hallelujah! (1929), as well as Our Daily Bread (1934) and The Citadel (1938). His later movies include the western epic Duel in the Sun (1946), The Fountainhead (1949), and War and Peace (1956)
King William II: the king of England from 1087 until his death He was sometimes called William Rufus. He was the son of William the Conqueror, and was killed in a hunting accident (?1056-1100)
King William Island: An island of central Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean between Boothia Peninsula and Victoria Island. Long an Inuit hunting ground, it was sighted by Sir John Ross in 1831
King William of Orange: the king of Britain and Ireland from 1689 until his death. He was also called William III. He was married to the daughter of King James II, and was asked by James's enemies to become king instead of him. William and his Protestant army beat James and his Catholic army at the Battle of the Boyne, and for this reason Protestants still admire him in Northern Ireland and sometimes call him 'King Billy'. William's wife, Queen Mary II, had equal power, and people usually talk about the reign of William and Mary (1650-1702)
King William's War: war fought during the years of 1689-97 between English and French colonies in North America, first war of the French and Indian Wars
King William's War: (1689-97) Battle for North American territory between Britain, under King William III, and France. The war, which was the North American extension of the War of the Grand Alliance, involved French Canadians and New England colonists and their Indian allies. The British captured Port Royal, Acadia (later Nova Scotia), but failed to take Quebec. The French, under the count de Frontenac, won skirmishes at Schenectady, N.Y., and in New England but failed to take Boston. The war ended with the Treaty of Rijswijk (1697). See also French and Indian War
King of Glory: name for God
King of kings: name for God; (Christianity) God or Jesus Christ
King of the Jews: in the New Testament of the Bible, another name for Jesus
King of the Universe: name for God
King's Bench: A division of the British superior court system that hears criminal and civil cases. Used when the sovereign is a man. part of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales. This name is used during the times when Britain is ruled by a king. Queen's Bench, the
King's College Chapel: a beautiful old church which is part of King's College, one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, in eastern England
King's Counsel: K.C., official lawyer of the King, advocate of the King
King's Counsel: A barrister appointed as counsel to the British crown. Used when the sovereign is a man. a KC
King's Cross: an area in north central London that has two important railway stations, King's Cross and St Pancras, from which trains go to Scotland and northeast England
King's English: English speech or usage that is considered standard or accepted; Received Standard English. the King's English correct English, as it is spoken in Britain
King's Lynn: A municipal borough of eastern England on the Ouse River near the Wash. Dating from Saxon times, it was formerly one of the chief ports in England. Population: 33,340
Larry King: {i} (born 1933) broadcaster and host of the popular television talk-show "Larry King Live
Larry King: orig. Lawrence Harvey Zeiger born Nov. 19, 1993, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. U.S. talk-show host. He worked in Miami, Fla., as a radio disc jockey, talk-show host, and freelance broadcaster and writer (1957-78). He hosted the popular national radio talk show The Larry King Show (1978-94) and, since 1985, the television talk show Larry King Live on CNN. Known for his easygoing interviewing style with celebrities, newsmakers, and world leaders, he conducted more than 30,000 interviews on his two shows
Larry King Live: {i} popular television talk-show on CNN hosted by Larry King
Martin Luther Jr. King: born Jan. 15, 1929, Atlanta, Ga., U.S. died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tenn. U.S. civil-rights leader. The son and grandson of Baptist preachers, King became an adherent of nonviolence while in college. Ordained a Baptist minister himself in 1954, he became pastor of a church in Montgomery, Ala.; the following year he received a doctorate from Boston University. He was selected to head the Montgomery Improvement Association, whose boycott efforts eventually ended the city's policies of racial segregation on public transportation. In 1957 he formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and began lecturing nationwide, urging active nonviolence to achieve civil rights for African Americans. In 1960 he returned to Atlanta to become copastor with his father of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He was arrested and jailed for protesting segregation at a lunch counter; the case drew national attention, and presidential candidate John F. Kennedy interceded to obtain his release. In 1963 King helped organize the March on Washington, an assembly of more than 200,000 protestors at which he made his famous "I have a dream" speech. The march influenced the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and King was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize for Peace. In 1965 he was criticized from within the civil-rights movement for yielding to state troopers at a march in Selma, Ala., and for failing in the effort to change Chicago's housing segregation policies. Thereafter he broadened his advocacy, addressing the plight of the poor of all races and opposing the Vietnam War. In 1968 he went to Memphis, Tenn., to support a strike by sanitation workers; there on April 4, he was assassinated by James Earl Ray. A U.S. national holiday is celebrated in King's honour on the third Monday in January
Martin Luther King: a black US religious leader who became the most important leader of the civil rights movement and worked hard to achieve social changes for black people. He was a great public speaker, and many people remember his famous speech that starts with the words "I have a dream". He encouraged people to try to achieve changes without using violence, and in 1964 he won the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1968 he was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. In the US there is a national holiday in January to celebrate his birthday (1929-68)
Martin Luther King Day: {i} holiday in the United States observed on the 3rd Monday in January commemorating the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr
Martin Luther King Day: an American holiday on the third Monday in January to remember the day that Martin Luther King Jr. was born
Martin Luther King, Jr.: {i} (1929-1968) black American clergyman and civil rights leader, winner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, outspoken advocate of nonviolent protest (assassinated by James Earl Ray)
Nat King Cole: a US singer famous for his soft, smooth voice, and for his recordings of love songs such as When I Fall in Love, Unforgettable, and Mona Lisa (1917-65). orig. Nathaniel Adams Coles born March 17, 1917, Montgomery, Ala., U.S. died Feb. 15, 1965, Santa Monica, Calif. U.S. jazz pianist and singer. Cole grew up in Chicago and formed a trio in Los Angeles (1939), establishing himself as a major jazz piano stylist. Commercial success, however, came with his singing. His warm, relaxed voice brought a personal touch to the ballads and light swing in which he specialized. "Mona Lisa" and "Unforgettable" were among his major hits of the 1950s. He excelled as a stage personality, and he was also a capable film actor
Old King Cole: Old King Cole. a character in a nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for young children) . The rhyme goes: Old King Cole/Was a merry old soul,/And a merry old soul was he;/He called for his pipe,/And he called for his bowl,/And he called for his fiddlers three
Robert King Merton: orig. Meyer R. Schkolnick born July 4, 1910, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. died Feb. 23, 2003, New York, N.Y. U.S. sociologist. After receiving a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1936, Merton taught there and at Tulane University before moving to Columbia University, where he was a professor from 1941 to 1979. His diverse interests included deviant behaviour, the sociology of science, and mass communications, and he generally advanced a functionalist approach to the study of society. He was awarded a National Medal of Science in 1994. Among his writings are Mass Persuasion (1946), Social Theory and Social Structure (1949), On the Shoulders of Giants (1965), and The Sociology of Science (1973). See also bureaucracy; functionalism
Rodney King: {i} African-American man who was severely beaten by white Los Angeles police officers after a car chase (resulted in the trial and acquittal of the police officers and subsequent race riots)
Rodney King: Many people in the US thought that this event proved that black people were still not being treated fairly by the legal system (1966- ) a black US man who was violently attacked by a group of white police officers in Los Angeles in 1991. By chance an ordinary citizen filmed the attack, and this film was later shown on US television. When the police officers were judged in a court of law in 1992, the jury decided that they were not guilty of being too violent, and this led to the Los Angeles riots (=violent public protests)
Rodney King beating: videotaped incident in which Rodney King (an African-American) was severely beaten by white police officers after a lengthy car chase in Los Angeles (California, USA)
Rufus King: born March 24, 1755, Scarborough, Mass. died April 29, 1827, Jamaica, N.Y., U.S. U.S. diplomat. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress (1784-87), where he called for a new constitution. He helped frame the Constitution of the United States and effected its ratification by Massachusetts. In 1788 he moved to New York, where he was elected one of the state's first U.S. senators (1789-96, 1813-25). He became a strong leader of the Federalist Party and introduced the antislavery provision of the 1787 document that formed part of the Northwest Ordinances. He served as ambassador to Britain from 1796 to 1803 and from 1825 to 1826
Stephen Edwin King: born Sept. 21, 1947, Portland, Maine, U.S. U.S. writer. Educated at the University of Maine, he wrote a number of enormously popular books, which made him one of the world's best-selling writers. His books blend horror, the macabre, fantasy, and science fiction. Carrie (1974; film 1976), his first published novel and an immediate success, was followed by a long string of popular books, including The Shining (1977; film, 1980; television miniseries, 1997), The Dead Zone (1979; film, 1983), Pet Sematery (1983; film, 1989), and Misery (1987; film, 1990). Most of his novels have been adapted for television or film, and most have been translated into many languages
Stephen King: born Sept. 21, 1947, Portland, Maine, U.S. U.S. writer. Educated at the University of Maine, he wrote a number of enormously popular books, which made him one of the world's best-selling writers. His books blend horror, the macabre, fantasy, and science fiction. Carrie (1974; film 1976), his first published novel and an immediate success, was followed by a long string of popular books, including The Shining (1977; film, 1980; television miniseries, 1997), The Dead Zone (1979; film, 1983), Pet Sematery (1983; film, 1989), and Misery (1987; film, 1990). Most of his novels have been adapted for television or film, and most have been translated into many languages
The King: {i} Elvis Presley (1935-1977), famous USA rock and roll singer and film actor
The King's New Clothes: {i} children's fairy tale written by Hans Christian Anderson
W L Mackenzie King: born Dec. 17, 1874, Berlin, Ont., Can. died July 22, 1950, Kingsmere, Que. Prime minister of Canada (1921-26, 1926-30, 1935-48). The grandson of William L. Mackenzie, he was deputy minister of labour (1900-08) before being appointed Canada's first minister of labour (1909-11). Reelected to the Canadian Parliament (1919), he became leader of the Liberal Party. As prime minister, he favoured social reform without socialism; he led the government with support from an alliance of Liberals and Progressives. He effected a more independent relationship between the Commonwealth nations and Britain. During and after World War II he unified a country often divided between English and French constituents
William Lyon Mackenzie King: born Dec. 17, 1874, Berlin, Ont., Can. died July 22, 1950, Kingsmere, Que. Prime minister of Canada (1921-26, 1926-30, 1935-48). The grandson of William L. Mackenzie, he was deputy minister of labour (1900-08) before being appointed Canada's first minister of labour (1909-11). Reelected to the Canadian Parliament (1919), he became leader of the Liberal Party. As prime minister, he favoured social reform without socialism; he led the government with support from an alliance of Liberals and Progressives. He effected a more independent relationship between the Commonwealth nations and Britain. During and after World War II he unified a country often divided between English and French constituents
William Rufus de Vane King: v. born April 7, 1786, Sampson county, N.C., U.S. died April 18, 1853, Cahaba, Ala. U.S. politician. A member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1811, he resigned from the House in 1816 to serve as secretary of legation to William Pinkney, the U.S. minister plenipotentiary to Russia. Upon his return, he moved to Alabama and became one of the state's first U.S. senators (1819-44, 1848-52). As minister to France from 1844 to 1846, he convinced the French government not to interfere with the U.S. annexation of Texas. In 1852 he was elected U.S. vice president under Franklin Pierce, but he died shortly after taking the oath of office
a king's ransom: large sum of money; large treasure
aking: present participle of ake
alaska king crab: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
boy king: young monarch, young boy who has ascended to the throne after the death of the king or queen
fit for a king: very high quality, so good it would even suit a king
good-king-henry: European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb
king: (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
king: The most accomplished writer in a given category
king: A king is a man who is the most important member of the royal family of his country, and who is considered to be the Head of State of that country. the king and queen of Spain In 1154, Henry II became King of England
king: 5 points
king: one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
king: 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
king: Edward VI (noun)-the 4th king of England lodestone (noun)-a rock (magnetite) that magnetizes iron when iron is stroked by it manuscript (noun)-a book or written by hand, not printed mechanistic (adjective)- the philosophic theory that organic life consists in mechanical forms only mercury (noun)-a substance that is used in thermometers and barometers because it expands and contracts with slight changes in temperature or pressure Magellan (noun)- a 16th century explorer who was the firs to circumnavigate the Earth nomad (noun)- a person who travels and lives off the land
king: wa
king: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
king: {f} make king, crown as king; rule as king, reign as king; act like a king; make a game piece into a king (Checkers)
king: The most important piece in a chess game
king: el rey
king: A king is a playing card with a picture of a king on it. the king of diamonds
king: preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"
king: a competitor who holds a preeminent position
king: n A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of
king: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
king: United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
king: {i} male monarch, male head of a monarchy; someone or something that is the best in a group (or category, etc.); gamepiece in chess or checkers; playing card with the image of a king
king: A crowned man in the game of draughts