kings
- 1Plural of king. Use this form for more than one king.
Long ago, kings ruled over large areas of land.
The story tells of two brave kings and their battles.
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- 2The form of king used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
In checkers, reaching the far row kings your piece right away.
When my checker reaches the far row, my brother kings it for me.
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- 3A drinking game played with a deck of playing cards.
Like a board game, except each card you draw gives you a new rule to follow.
We played kings with a fresh deck after dinner.
Kings always ends with someone having to drink the whole cup.
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- 4Two king cards held together in a card game.
Like having two of the same high card sitting in your hand at once.
He smiled because he was holding kings before the next card came down.
She slid her chips forward with kings in her hand.
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kings is a form of king
king, noun: A man who rules a country, usually because he was born into the royal family. Full entry
- Forms
- kingkings plural
- Spelling
- king → kings: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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