Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A children's game in which one player is located on something elevated and other players attempt to take his or her place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: king of the hill
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person who assumes a position of greater importance, authority, or prominence than others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, derogatory, idiomatic, sarcastic, sometimes, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: king of the hill, King of the Jungle, baron, big cheese, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, bigwig, big wheel, boss, grand poobah, head honcho, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high muckamuck, high muckety-muck, king of all one surveys, king of the castle, kingpin, macher, mayor, muckamuck, muckety muck, mugwump, numero uno, panjandrum, poobah, rooster, somebody, top banana, top boy, top cat, top dog, top gun, very important person, VIP, wheel
Antonyms: none provided
History
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