name · noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkɪŋz/
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/kɪŋz/
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rhymes with -ɪŋz
CMU ARPABET:K IH1 NG Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kgs
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A placename.
Ellipsis of Kings County.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
A placename.
Ellipsis of Kings Creek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
name
Meaning 5
A placename.
Ellipsis of Kings River.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 6
A placename.
Ellipsis of Kings Bay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
name
Meaning 7
plural of King (surname)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
plural of king
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A pair of kings (playing cards).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: card-games, poker
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
A drinking game that uses playing cards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: card-games, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ring of Fire
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
third-person singular simple present indicative of king
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
