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queen-size

/ˈkwiːn.saɪz/

queen-size adjective: pertaining to a larger-than-average dress, blouse, skirt, pant or stocking size for women.

Adjective

queen-size (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a larger-than-average dress, blouse, skirt, pant or stocking size for women.
  2. Pertaining to a bed or mattress measuring 60 inches wide by 80 inches long and approximately 9 to 12 inches thick.
    • If you have a queen-size bed, you'll need some queen-size sheets to go on it, and maybe a queen-size comforter as well.

Forms of queen-size

alternative formqueen-sized

Origin of queen-size

Compound of queen + size.

Questions about queen-size

What does queen-size mean?
Queen-size means pertaining to a larger-than-average dress, blouse, skirt, pant or stocking size for women.
What part of speech is queen-size?
Queen-size is an adjective.
How do you pronounce queen-size?
Queen-size is pronounced /ˈkwiːn.saɪz/.

Words near queen-size in the dictionary

  1. queen-cages
  2. queen-cake
  3. queen-cakes
  4. queen-consort
  5. queen-of-the-prairie
  6. queen-size
  7. queen-sized
  8. Queenan
  9. Queenans
  10. Queenborough
  11. queencake

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