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Cal king

Cal king noun: a California king (a large bed measuring 72 × 84 inches).

Noun

Cal king (plural Cal kings)

  1. (informal) A California king (a large bed measuring 72 × 84 inches).
    • Only when she was wearing her nightgown and ensconced in the Cal King bed with a lot of pillows did she call Richie. He didn't answer, which was odd.2023, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, The 23rd Midnight, New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 174
  2. (informal) The California kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae, a nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the western United States and northern Mexico).
    • Adult Cal kings average about 4 feet (1.2 m) in length, so an enclosure similar in size to a 20-gallon (76-L) aquarium is fine for them.2007, Russ Case, Snakes, Irvine, C.A.: Advanced Vivarium Systems, →ISBN, page 71, column 2

Forms of Cal king

pluralCal kings

Questions about Cal king

What does Cal king mean?
Cal king means a California king (a large bed measuring 72 × 84 inches).
What part of speech is Cal king?
Cal king is a noun.
What is the plural of Cal king?
The plural of Cal king is Cal kings.

Words near Cal king in the dictionary

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  8. Cal Poly
  9. Cal Poly Pomona
  10. Cal State
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