| bluegrass |
a grass having a blue-green color and much used in pastures and lawns, found esp. in Kentucky. [2 definitions] |
| blue gum |
a tall eucalyptus tree native to Australia and widely cultivated in California, with aromatic leaves and a smooth bark that peels off in shreds. |
| blueing |
variant of bluing. |
| blue in the face |
exhausted from excessive effort or activity. |
| bluejacket |
a sailor, esp. one enlisted in the U.S. Navy. |
| blue jay |
a common jay of eastern North America, with a crest, a bright blue upper body and head, and distinctive white and black markings. |
| blue law |
any law prohibiting drinking, dancing, working, or doing business on Sunday. |
| Blue Man Group |
a creative organization that provides performance-art theater in the form of a trio of blue-painted entertainers who incorporate such elements as food, odd props, rock music, and audience participation into their show. |
| bluenose |
a person with puritanical ways and attitudes; prude. |
| blue-pencil |
to edit or strike out with or as with a blue pencil. |
| blue point |
a variety of Siamese cat with a pale body and dark bluish gray points. |
| bluepoint |
a small oyster found mostly in beds near the eastern tip of Long Island. |
| blueprint |
a photographic print of architectural or mechanical drawings, usu. done with white lines on a blue background. [3 definitions] |
| blue-ribbon |
representing or being the best of a kind or type. |
| blue ribbon |
the emblem awarded as first prize in a contest or competition. [2 definitions] |
| blue-ribbon jury |
a jury specially selected for high intelligence, education, or other elite qualities. |
| blues |
(used with a pl. verb) a state of melancholy or depression. [2 definitions] |
| bluestocking |
a learned woman, esp. an intellectual and literary one. |
| blue streak |
(informal) something moving with or as with the speed of lightning. [2 definitions] |
| bluesy |
in music, of or resembling the blues. |
| bluet |
a blue-flowered plant such as the cornflower. |