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Look up: King

  1. King
    The best with the most. Some people refer to different writers as kings of different areas. King of throwups, king of style, king of a certain line, etc.
    Found on http://www.graffiti.org/faq/graffiti.glo

  2. King
    King is a card game, relative of Barbu, played in various parts of continental Europe. It is known in France and Belgium and is particularly popular in Portugal and Russia. In all these places it is known by the English name King as well as by a variety of local names. This leads people to believe that the game comes from England, but in fact King seems to be completely unknown in the British Isles.
    Found on http://fas.org/news/reference/probert/A7

  3. King
    A King is a male sovereign ruler of an independent state.
    Found on http://fas.org/news/reference/probert/C8

  4. King
    King is a township in Christian County Illinois, USA King is a town in Lincoln County Wisconsin, USA King is a township in Tripp County South Dakota, USA King is a township in Bedford County Pennsylvania, USA
    Found on http://fas.org/news/reference/probert/GE

  5. King
    King is slang for cocaine.
    Found on http://fas.org/news/reference/probert/PA

  6. king
    [n] - United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) 2. [n] - United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) 3. [n] - United States Baptist minister and charismatic civil rights leader who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) 4. [n] - a competitor who holds a preeminent position 5. [n] - a male sovereign 6. [n] - (checkers) a checker that has been moved to the opponent`s first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward 7. [n] - one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king 8. [n] - (chess) the weakest but the most important chessman
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  7. king
    a special lever in a railway signal cabin which can be used to lock certain other levers if required; the controlled signals then become in effect, automatic signals Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • A cylindrical barrel with flanges at each end,one flange being notched on the outer flat face to engage in the ratchet on the Barmen lace machine,or on the…
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  8. King
    King (kĭng) noun 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/10

  9. King
    King noun [ Anglo-Saxon cyng , cyning ; akin to Old Saxon kuning , Dutch koning , Old High German kuning , German könig , Icelandic konungr , Swedish konung , Danish konge ; formed with a patronymic ending, and from the root of English kin ; confer Icelandic konr a man of noble birth. √44. See Kin .] …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/10

  10. King
    King intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Kinged ; present participle & verbal noun Kinging ). ] To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty. [ R.] Shak. « Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in their stead.» South.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/10

  11. king
    1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. "Ay, every inch a king." "Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle." (Burke) "There was a State without king or nobles." (R. Choate) "But yonder comes the power …
    Found on http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?k

  12. king
    noun (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. king
    noun a competitor who holds a preeminent position
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. King
    Martin Luther King Jr. noun United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. King
    Riley B King noun United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  16. King
    Billie Jean Moffitt King noun United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  17. King
    • (n.) One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. • (n.) The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. • (n.) A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. king
    (from the article `chess`) White`s king begins the game on e1. Black`s king is opposite at e8. Each king can move one square in any direction; e.g., White`s king can move from ... The king became the largest piece and acquired a crown and sometimes an elaborate throne and mace. The knight`s close identification with the horse ... [2 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/k/32

  19. king
    a supreme ruler, sovereign over a nation or a territory, of higher rank than any other secular ruler except an emperor, to whom a king may be ... [41 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/k/32

  20. King
    King is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `royal` Where is it used? The name King is mainly used In English. King appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 722.. 1880 was a `top year` for the name King. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #331. Our records go back to 1880 YearRankRank200772220069012005---2
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/King

  21. king
    1. a competitor who holds a preeminent position
    2. a very wealthy or powerful businessman
    3. United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
    4. United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)

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22 November 2008

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On Friday, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot as he rode in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas. At his death, the 35th president was 46 years old and had served less than three years in office. Despite this intimate experience of events surrounding the death of John F. Kennedy, the nation failed to achieve closure. Oswald never confessed, and the facts of the case remain mysterious. The Warren Commission's conclusion Oswald acted alone failed to satisfy the public. In 1976, the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Assassinations reopened investigation of the murder. The Committee reported that Lee Harvey Oswald probably was part of a conspiracy that may have involved organized crime. read more

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