Collocations for "king"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "king" in context.
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king
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [kind, brutal, cruel, just] king
- a king of the [people, jungle]
- is no king of mine
- will never [be, become] king
- was crowned king
- was crowned the king (of)
- the Crown King of
- the king of [Spain, pop, dance]
- [address, bow to] the king
- the king ruled for [20] years
- the king's [chambers, court, crown]
- all the king's [men, horses, cavalry]
- by the king's decree
- the king of [clubs, spades, hearts, diamonds]
- chess: he [took, cornered, captured] my king
- King [James, Henry VIII, Philip of Spain]
- checkers: king me!
- archaic: king the [heir, prince]
- dated: kinged it over [his friends, the other kids]
- king your piece
'king' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
England
- French
- Morocco
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Spain
- Sweden
- Swedish
- ancestor
- appointment
- award
- bastard
- bed
- bitch
- bow
- castle
- chamber
- club
- country
- crab
- crown
- cunt
- deceitful
- decree
- demise
- diamond
- dine
- duvet
- ensemble
- entitle
- escort
- faithfully
- feast
- fifth
- fitted
- funk
- great
- heart
- hell
- idiot
- jewel
- knight
- life
- living
- loyalty
- mackerel
- man
- mansion
- mask
- mattress