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- pronunciation:
- blu
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb
- phrases:
- blue in the face, out of the blue, the blue
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the color of a cloudless sky; the color between green and violet on the spectrum.
- synonyms:
- azure, cerulean
- similar words:
- aquamarine, cobalt blue, cornflower, hyacinth, indigo, lapis lazuli, navy, powder blue, sapphire, steel blue, turquoise, ultramarine
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| definition 2: |
something that is blue in color.
Do you want the blue or the green? |
| definition 3: |
one who wears blue clothing, or a group identified by the color blue.
The blues are playing against the greens today. |
| related words: |
heaven |
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| phrase: |
out of the blue, the blue |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
bluer, bluest |
| definition 1: |
of or pertaining to the color blue.
- synonyms:
- azure, cyanic
- similar words:
- ultramarine
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| definition 2: |
having a bluish color of the skin as a result of severe cold or slight injury.
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| definition 3: |
depressed; melancholy.
He was blue about losing his pet.- synonyms:
- depressed, despondent, doleful, down, downcast, melancholy, sad
- antonyms:
- happy
- similar words:
- dispirited, downhearted, low, morose, unhappy
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| definition 4: |
(informal) risqué or indecent.
a blue movie- synonyms:
- bawdy, dirty, indecent, obscene, risqué
- similar words:
- coarse, off-color, vulgar
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| related words: |
dejected, dirty, gloomy, indecent, lonesome, melancholy, moody, pensive, skin |
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| phrase: |
blue in the face |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
blues, blueing, bluing, blued |
| definition: |
to cause to become blue in color.
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| derivations: |
bluish (blueish) (adj.), bluely (adv.), blueness (n.) |
The words blue and blew (past tense of "blow") sound alike but have different meanings.
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