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Blue

bluː

Blue definitions
adjective
bluer bluest blue
  1. of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day

    "the clear blue sky"

    sky blue azure cobalt (blue) sapphire cerulean navy (blue) saxe (blue) Oxford blue Cambridge blue ultramarine lapis lazuli indigo aquamarine turquoise teal (blue) cyan of the colour of the sky of the colour of the sea
    • (of a person's skin) having turned blue as a result of cold or breathing difficulties

      "Ashley went blue and I panicked"

    • (of a bird or other animal) having blue markings

      "a blue jay"

    • (of a cat, fox, or rabbit) having fur of a smoky grey colour

      "the blue fox"

    • (of a ski run) of the second-lowest level of difficulty, as indicated by blue markers positioned along it
    • denoting one of three colours of quark
  2. (of a person or mood) melancholy, sad, or depressed

    "he's feeling blue"

  3. (of a film, joke, or story) having sexual or pornographic content

    "a blue movie"

  4. politically conservative

    "the successful blue candidate"

noun
blue blues
  1. blue colour or pigment

    "she was dressed in blue"

    • blue clothes or material

      "Susan wore blue"

    • the blue ball in snooker, billiards, and similar games
    • the sky or sea, or the unknown

      "far out upon the blue were many sails"

  2. a small butterfly, the male of which is predominantly blue while the female is typically brown
  3. a person who has represented Cambridge University (a Cambridge blue) or Oxford University (an Oxford blue) at a particular sport in a match between the two universities

    "a flyweight boxing blue"

    • a distinction awarded to a Cambridge blue or an Oxford blue

      "Adrian's brother won a rugby blue in December"

  4. an argument or fight

    "did you have a blue or what?"

  5. a mistake

    "his tactical blue in saying the opposition wasn't ready to govern"

  6. a nickname for a red-headed person

    "only an Aussie could make a red-headed man ‘Blue.’"

  7. a supporter of the Conservative Party
verb
blues bluing blueing blued blue
  1. make or become blue

    "the light dims, bluing the retina"

    • heat (metal) so as to give it a greyish-blue finish

      "nickel-plated or blued hooks"

  2. wash (white clothes) with bluing

    "they blued the shirts and starched the uniforms"