blue

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blue
bluː Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day.
    E.g. the clear blue sky
  • (of a person or mood) melancholy, sad, or depressed.
    E.g. he's feeling blue
  • (of a film, joke, or story) having sexual or pornographic content.
    E.g. a blue movie
  • politically conservative.
    E.g. the successful blue candidate
noun
  • blue colour or pigment.
    E.g. she was dressed in blue
  • a small butterfly, the male of which is predominantly blue while the female is typically brown.
  • 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.
    E.g. a flyweight boxing blue
  • an argument or fight.
    E.g. did you have a blue or what?
  • a mistake.
    E.g. his tactical blue in saying the opposition wasn't ready to govern
  • a nickname for a red-headed person.
    E.g. only an Aussie could make a red-headed man ‘Blue.’
  • a supporter of the Conservative Party.
verb
  • make or become blue.
    E.g. the light dims, bluing the retina
  • wash (white clothes) with bluing.
    E.g. they blued the shirts and starched the uniforms
verb
  • squander or recklessly spend (money).

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