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| bluebonnet |
a blue-flowered variety of lupine, esp. the Texas state flower. [2/3 definitions] |
| blue book |
an official U.S. government publication, such as a report or register, often with a blue cover. [2/3 definitions] |
| bluebottle |
a variety of blowfly having an iridescent blue body. [1/2 definitions] |
| blue cheese |
a rich strong-flavored semisoft cheese made of cow's milk and veined with blue mold. |
| blue chip |
in poker, a blue playing chip having the highest value. [1/3 definitions] |
| bluecoat |
one who wears a blue coat or uniform, esp. a police officer or a Union soldier in the U.S. Civil War. |
| bluefish |
a blue-colored game and food fish found in temperate Atlantic waters of the North and South American coast. [2 definitions] |
| blue flag |
any of several North American wild irises that bear blue flowers. |
| bluegrass |
a grass having a blue-green color and much used in pastures and lawns, found esp. in Kentucky. [1/2 definitions] |
| 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 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. |
| blue-pencil |
to edit or strike out with or as with a blue pencil. |
| blueprint |
a photographic print of architectural or mechanical drawings, usu. done with white lines on a blue background. [1/3 definitions] |
| bluet |
a blue-flowered plant such as the cornflower. |
| borage |
a plant with bright blue, star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves and stems that are sometimes used as seasoning. |
| bruise |
an injury in which there is no break or rupture in the skin; black-and-blue mark. [1/4 definitions] |
| bugle2 |
any of several plants of the mint family, bearing small white, blue, or pink flowers. |
| Bunsen burner |
a cylindrical burner, used in laboratories, that has holes at the bottom where air enters, mixes with gas, and produces a hot blue flame. |
| camas |
any of various North American plants of the lily family that bear clusters of blue or white flowers and have a sweet edible bulb. [1/2 definitions] |
| campanula |
any of various bellflower plants that bear bell-shaped, usu. blue flowers. |
| Canterbury bells |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a plant of the bellflower family, cultivated for its blue, pink, or white flowers. |
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