English-Thai Dictionary
blue
ADJ สี ฟ้า สีน้ำเงิน see-fa
blue
ADJ หยาบโลน ลามก explicit yab-lon
blue
ADJ เคร่งครัด เคร่ง khreng-khrad
blue
ADJ เศร้าใจ เสียใจ depressed sao-jai
blue
N สี ฟ้า สีน้ำเงิน see-fa
blue
VT กลายเป็น สีน้ำเงิน เปลี่ยนเป็น สีน้ำเงิน klai-pen-see-nam-ngen
blue boys
SL ตำรวจ tam-ruad
blue funk
SL ความหดหู่ ใจ ความ ซึมเศร้า khwam-hod-hu-jai
blue-blooded
ADJ จาก ตระกูล สูงส่ง jak-tra-kun-sung-song
blue-chip
ADJ หุ้น ที่ มีค่า สูง และ เป็น ของ บริษัท ที่ มี เสถียรภาพ มาก hun-ti-mee-kha-sung-lae-pen-kong-bo-ri-sad-ti-mee-sa-tian-ra-phab-mak
blue-collar
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ คนใช้ แรงงาน kiao-kab-khon-jai-raeng-ngan
bluebeard
N ชาย เจ้าชู้ มี มาก เมีย
bluebell
N ต้นไม้ ป่า มีด อก สี ฟ้า รูปร่าง เหมือน ระฆัง ton-mai-pa-mee-dok-se-fa-rub-rang-muean-ra-kang
blueberry
N ผล บลูเบอร์รี่ phon-blu-boer-ri
bluebill
N เป็ดช นิดหนึ่ง
bluebird
N นก สีน้ำเงิน ใน อเมริกา เหนือ nok-see-nam-ngen-nai-ar-me-ri-ka-nuea
blueblood
N ตระกูล ผู้ดี
bluebonnet
N หมวก กลม กว้าง ทำ จาก ขนสัตว์ สีน้ำเงิน ไม้ดอกช นิดหนึ่ง
bluebottle
N แมลงวัน สี ฟ้า ตัว ใหญ่ ma-laeng-wan-se-fa-tua-yai
bluecoat
N คนที่ สวม เครื่องแบบ สีน้ำเงิน
bluefin
N ปลาทู น่า ขนาดใหญ่ช นิดหนึ่ง
bluefish
N ปลา ทะเลช นิดหนึ่ง สีน้ำเงิน
bluegrass
N เพลง คันท รี่ ของ อเมริ กัน pleng-khan-tri-kong-ar-me-ri-kan
blueing
N ่ คราม ย้อม ผ้า bluing
bluejacket
N กะลาสี เรือ
bluejay
N นก อเมริกา เหนือ ตัว ใหญ่ มี ขน สี ฟ้า nok-ar-me-ri-ka-nuea-tua-yai-mee-kon-se-fa
bluejeans
N กางเกงยีน ส์ สี ฟ้า น้ำเงิน
bluejohn
N ฟลูออไรด์
bluenose
N ผู้ เคร่งครัด ศาสนา
bluepencil
VT ใช้ ดินสอ สีน้ำเงิน ตรวจ
blueprint
N พิมพ์เขียว แบบสร้าง design plan draft pim-khiaol
blueribbon
A ที่ มี รางวัล เกียรติยศ
blues
N เพลง ช้า ที่ มี จังหวะ หนัก (เพลง บลูส์ pleng-cha-ti-mee-jang-wa-nak
bluestem
N หญ้าช นิดหนึ่ง ใช้ เป็น อาหารสัตว์
bluestocking
N หญิง ที่ มี การศึกษา ดี ying-ti-mee-kan-suek-sa-de
bluestockingism
N บัณ ฑิต หญิง
bluestone
N หินทราย สีน้ำเงิน
bluesy
ADJ ซึ่ง มี จังหวะ หนัก ช้า และ เศร้า sueng-me-jang-wa-nak-cha-lae-sao
blueweed
N วัชพืข ที่ มีด อก สีน้ำเงิน
bluey
SL หนังลามก nang-la-mok
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BLUE
a.blu. One of the seven colors, into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism. There are various shades of blue, as sky-blue, or azure, Prussian blue, indigo blue, smalt blue, etc. Prussian blue, a combination of the oxyd of iron with an acid called ferro-prussic.
BLUE
v.t.To make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by heating, as metals etc.
BLUE-BIRD
n.[blue and bird. ] A small bird, a species of Motacilla, very common in the U. States. The upper part of the body is blue, and the throat and breast, of a dirty red. It makes its nest in the hole of a tree.
BLUE-BONNET
n.[blue and bonnet. ] A plant, a species of Centaurea.
BLUE-BOTTLE
n.[blue and bottle. ] A plant, a species of Centaurea, called Cyanus, which grows among corn. This and the former plant receive their names from their blue funnel-shaped flowers. 1. A fly with a large blue belly.
BLUE-CAP
n.[blue and cap. ] A fish of the salmon kind, with blue spots on its head.
BLUE-EYED
a.Having blue eyes.
BLUE-FISH
n.[blue and fish. ] A fish, a species of Coryphaena, of the order of thoracics, found about the Bahamas, and on the coast of Cuba.
BLUE-HAIRED
a.Having hair of a blue color.
BLUE-JOHN
n.Among miners, fluor spar, a mineral, found in the mines of Derbyshire, and fabricated into vases and other ornamental figures.
BLUELY
adv. With a blue color.
BLUENESS
n.The quality of being blue; a blue color.
BLUE-THROAT
n.[blue and throat. ] A bird with a tawny breast, marked with a sky-blue crescent, inhabiting the northern parts of Europe and Asia.
BLUE-VEINED
a.Having blue veins or streaks.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BLUE
Blue, a. [Compar. Bluer; superl. Bluest.] Etym: [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, Sw. bl, D. blauw, OHG. bl, G. blau; but influenced in form by F. bleu, from OHG. blao.]
1. Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets. "The blue firmament. " Milton.
2. Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air was blue with oaths.
3. Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue.
4. Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as, thongs looked blue. [Colloq. ]
5. Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals; inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality; as, blue laws.
6. Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of bluestocking. [Colloq. ] The ladies were very blue and well informed. Thackeray. Blue asbestus. See Crocidolite. -- Blue black, of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost black. -- Blue blood. See under Blood. -- Blue buck (Zoöl.), a small South African antelope (Cephalophus pygmæus ); also applied to a larger species (Ægoceras leucophæus ); the blaubok. -- Blue cod (Zoöl.), the buffalo cod. -- Blue crab (Zoöl.), the common edible crab of the Atlantic coast of the United States (Callinectes hastatus ). -- Blue curls (Bot. ), a common plant (Trichostema dichotomum ), resembling pennyroyal, and hence called also bastard pennyroyal. -- Blue devils, apparitions supposed to be seen by persons suffering with delirium tremens; hence, very low spirits. "Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue devils, or lay them all in a red sea of claret " Thackeray. -- Blue gage. See under Gage, a plum. -- Blue gum, an Australian myrtaceous tree (Eucalyptus globulus ), of the loftiest proportions, now cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions for its timber, and as a protection against malaria. The essential oil is beginning to be used in medicine. The timber is very useful. See Eucalyptus. -- Blue jack, Blue stone, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper. -- Blue jacket, a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval uniform. -- Blue jaundice. See under Jaundice. -- Blue laws, a name first used in the eighteenth century to describe certain supposititious laws of extreme rigor reported to have been enacted in New Haven; hence, any puritanical laws. [U. S.] -- Blue light, a composition which burns with a brilliant blue flame; -- used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at sea, and in military operations. -- Blue mantle (Her. ), one of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms; -- so called from the color of his official robes. -- Blue mass, a preparation of mercury from which is formed the blue pill. McElrath. -- Blue mold, or mould, the blue fungus (Aspergillus glaucus ) which grows on cheese. Brande & C. -- Blue Monday, a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation, or itself given to dissipation (as the Monday before Lent ). -- Blue ointment (Med. ), mercurial ointment. -- Blue Peter (British Marine ), a blue flag with a white square in the center, used as a signal for sailing, to recall boats, etc. It is a corruption of blue repeater, one of the British signal flags. -- Blue pill. (Med. ) (a ) A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc. (b ) Blue mass. -- Blue ribbon. (a ) The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter; -- hence, a member of that order. (b ) Anything the attainment of which is an object of great ambition; a distinction; a prize. "These [scholarships ] were the blue ribbon of the college. " Farrar.(c ) The distinctive badge of certain temperance or total abstinence organizations, as of the Blue ribbon Army. -- Blue ruin, utter ruin; also, gin. [Eng. Slang ] Carlyle. -- Blue spar (Min. ), azure spar; lazulite. See Lazulite. -- Blue thrush (Zoöl.), a European and Asiatic thrush (Petrocossyphus cyaneas ). -- Blue verditer. See Verditer. -- Blue vitriol (Chem. ), sulphate of copper, a violet blue crystallized salt, used in electric batteries, calico printing, etc. -- Blue water, the open ocean. -- To look blue, to look disheartened or dejected. -- True blue, genuine and thorough; not modified, nor mixed; not spurious; specifically, of uncompromising Presbyterianism, blue being the color adopted by the Covenanters.
For his religion. .. 'T was Presbyterian, true blue. Hudibras.
BLUE
BLUE Blue, n.
1. One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism; the color of the clear sky, or a color resembling that, whether lighter or darker; a pigment having such color. Sometimes, poetically, the sky.
2. A pedantic woman; a bluestocking. [Colloq. ]
3. pl. Etym: [Short for blue devils.]
Defn: Low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy. [Colloq. ] Berlin blue, Prussian blue. -- Mineral blue. See under Mineral. -- Prussian blue. See under Prussian.
BLUE
Blue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blued; p. pr. & vb. n. Bluing. ]
Defn: To make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by heating, as metals, etc.
BLUEBACK
BLUEBACK Blue "back `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) A trout (Salmo oquassa ) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine. (b ) A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka ) of the Columbia River and northward. (c ) An American river herring (Clupea æstivalis ), closely allied to the alewife.
BLUEBEARD
BLUEBEARD Blue "beard, n.
Defn: The hero of a mediæval French nursery legend, who, leaving home, enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in his castle. She entered it, and found the murdered bodies of his former wives. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate. The Bluebeard chamber of his mind, into which no eye but his own must look. Carlyle.
BLUEBELL
BLUEBELL Blue "bell `, n. (Bot. )(a ) A plant of the genus Campanula, especially the Campanula rotundifolia, which bears blue bell-shaped flowers; the harebell. (b ) A plant of the genus Scilla (Scilla nutans ).
BLUEBERRY
Blue "berry, n. Etym: [Cf. Blaeberry. ] (Bot. )
Defn: The berry of several species of Vaccinium, and ericaceous genus, differing from the American huckleberries in containing numerous minute seeds instead of ten nutlets. The commonest species are V. Pennsylvanicum and V. vacillans. V. corymbosum is the tall blueberry.
BLUEBILL
BLUEBILL Blue "bill `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A duck of the genus Fuligula. Two American species (F. marila and F. affinis ) are common. See Scaup duck.
BLUEBIRD
BLUEBIRD Blue "bird `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small song bird (Sialia sialis ), very common in the United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to arrive in spring. The male is blue, with the breast reddish. It is related to the European robin. Pairy bluebird (Zoöl.), a brilliant Indian or East Indian bird of the genus Irena, of several species.
BLUE BONNET; BLUE-BONNET
BLUE BONNET; BLUE-BONNET Blue " bon `net or Blue "-bon `net, n.
1. A broad, flat Scottish cap of blue woolen, or one waring such cap; a Scotchman.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: A plant. Same as Bluebottle.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus ); the bluecap.
BLUE BOOK
BLUE BOOK Blue " book `.
1. A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper covers. [Eng. ]
2. The United States official "Biennial Register. "
BLUEBOTTLE
BLUEBOTTLE Blue "bot `tle, n.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: A plant (Centaurea cyanus ) which grows in grain fields. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large and troublesome species of blowfly (Musca vomitoria ). Its body is steel blue.
BLUEBREAST
BLUEBREAST Blue "breast `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small European bird; the blue-throated warbler.
BLUECAP
BLUECAP Blue "cap `, n.
1. (Zoöl.) (a ) The bluepoll. (b ) The blue bonnet or blue titmouse.
2. A Scot; a Scotchman; -- so named from wearing a blue bonnet. [Poetic ] Shak.
BLUECOAT
BLUECOAT Blue "coat `, n.
Defn: One dressed in blue, as a soldier, a sailor, a beadle, etc.
BLUE-EYE
BLUE-EYE Blue "-eye `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The blue-cheeked honeysucker of Australia.
BLUE-EYED
BLUE-EYED Blue "-eyed `, a.
Defn: Having blue eyes.
BLUE-EYED GRASS
BLUE-EYED GRASS Blue-eyed grass (Bot. )
Defn: a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps ), with small flowers of a delicate blue color.
BLUEFIN
BLUEFIN Blue "fin `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of whitefish (Coregonus nigripinnis ) found in Lake Michigan.
BLUEFISH
BLUEFISH Blue "fish `, n. (Zoöl.)
1. A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix ), of the family Carangidæ, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.
2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus ), of the family Labridæ.
Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes; as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.
BLUEGOWN
BLUEGOWN Blue "gown `, n.
Defn: One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman.
BLUE GRASS
BLUE GRASS Blue " grass `. (Bot. )
Defn: A species of grass (Poa compressa ) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass. Kentucky blue grass, a species of grass (Poa pratensis ) which has running rootstocks and spreads rapidly. It is valuable as a pasture grass, as it endures both winter and drought better than other kinds, and is very nutritious.
BLUE-GRASS STATE
BLUE-GRASS STATE Blue-grass State.
Defn: The Sate of Kentucky; -- a nickname alluding to the blue-grass region, where fine horses are bred.
BLUE HEN STATE
BLUE HEN STATE Blue Hen State.
Defn: The State of Delaware; -- a popular sobriquet. It is said, though the story lacks proof, to have taken its origin from the insistence of a Delaware Revolutionary captain, named Caldwell, that no cock could be truly game unless the mother was a blue hen, whence Blue Hen's Chickens came to be a nickname for the people of Delaware.
BLUE JAY
BLUE JAY Blue " jay `. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common jay of the United States (Cyanocitta, or Cyanura, cristata ). The predominant color is bright blue.
BLUE-JOHN
BLUE-JOHN Blue "-john `, n.
Defn: A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used for ornamental purposes.
BLUELY
BLUELY Blue "ly, adv.
Defn: With a blue color. Swift.
BLUENESS
BLUENESS Blue "ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being blue; a blue color. Boyle.
BLUENOSE
BLUENOSE Blue "nose, n.
Defn: A nickname for a Nova Scotian.
BLUENOSE; BLUENOSER
BLUENOSE; BLUENOSER Blue "nose `, Blue "nos *er, n.
Defn: A Nova Scotian; also, a Nova Scotian ship (called also Blue "nos `er ); a Nova Scotian potato, etc.
BLUEPOLL
Blue "poll ` (, n. Etym: [Blue + poll head. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A kind of salmon (Salmo Cambricus ) found in Wales.
BLUEPRINT
BLUEPRINT Blue "print.
Defn: See under Print.
BLUE-SKYLAW
BLUE-SKYLAW Blue "-sky "law `.
Defn: A law enacted to provide for the regulation and supervision of investment companies in order to protect the public against companies that do not intend to do a fair and honest business and that offer investments that do not promise a fair return; -- so called because the promises made by some investment companies are as boundless or alluring as the blue sky, or, perhaps, because designed to clear away the clouds and fogs from the simple investor's horizon. [Colloq. ]
BLUESTOCKING
BLUESTOCKING Blue "stock `ing, n.
1. A literary lady; a female pedant. [Colloq. ]
Note: As explained in Boswell's "Life of Dr. Johnson ", this term is derived from the name given to certain meetings held by ladies, in Johnson's time, for conversation with distinguished literary men. An eminent attendant of these assemblies was a Mr. Stillingfleet, who always wore blue stockings. He was so much distinguished for his conversational powers that his absence at any time was felt to be a great loss, so that the remark became common, "We can do nothing without the blue stockings. " Hence these meetings were sportively called bluestocking clubs, and the ladies who attended them, bluestockings.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The American avocet (Recurvirostra Americana ).
BLUESTOCKINGISM
BLUESTOCKINGISM Blue "stock `ing *ism, n.
Defn: The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry. [Colloq. ]
BLUESTONE
BLUESTONE Blue "stone ` (, n.
1. Blue vitriol. Dunglison.
2. A grayish blue building stone, as that commonly used in the eastern United States.
BLUETHROAT
BLUETHROAT Blue "throat `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia (Cyanecula Suecica ), related to the nightingales; -- called also blue-throated robin and blue-throated warbler.
BLUETS
Blu "ets, n. Etym: [F. bluet, bleuet, dim. of bleu blue. See Blue, a.](Bot. )
Defn: A name given to several different species of plants having blue flowers, as the Houstonia coerulea, the Centaurea cyanus or bluebottle, and the Vaccinium angustifolium.
BLUE-VEINED
BLUE-VEINED Blue "-veined ` (, a.
Defn: Having blue veins or blue streaks.
BLUEWING
BLUEWING Blue "wing `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The blue-winged teal. See Teal.
BLUEY
BLUEY Blue "y
Defn:,a.Bluish. Southey.
New American Oxford Dictionary
blue
blue |blo͞o blu | ▶adjective ( bluer, bluest ) 1 of a color intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day: the clear blue sky | blue jeans | deep blue eyes. • (of a person's skin ) having or turning such a color, esp. with cold or breathing difficulties: Annie went blue, and I panicked. • (of a bird or other animal ) having blue markings: a blue jay. • (of cats, foxes, or rabbits ) having fur of a smoky gray color: the blue fox. • (of a ski run ) of the second lowest level of difficulty, as indicated by colored markers positioned along it. • Physics denoting one of three colors of quark. 2 informal (of a person or mood ) melancholy, sad, or depressed: he's feeling blue. 3 informal (of a movie, joke, or story ) with sexual or pornographic content: the blue movies are hugely profitable. • (of language ) marked by cursing, swearing, and blasphemy. 4 informal, dated rigidly religious or moralistic; puritanical. ▶noun 1 blue color or pigment: she was dressed in blue | the dark blue of his eyes | armchairs in pastel blues and greens. • blue clothes or material: Susan wore blue. • (usu. Blue ) the Union army in the Civil War, or a member of that army. [because Union soldiers wore blue uniforms. ] 2 a blue thing, in particular: • a blue ball, piece, etc. , in a game or sport. • (the blue ) literary the sky or sea; the unknown: a lark went trilling up, up into the blue . 3 [ usu. with modifier ] a small butterfly, the male of which is predominantly blue while the female is typically brown. [Numerous genera in the family Lycaenidae. ] 4 another term for bluing. ▶verb ( blues , bluing or blueing , blued ) 1 make or become blue: [ with obj. ] : the light dims, bluing the retina | (as adj. blued ) : blued paper | [ no obj. ] : the day would haze, the air bluing with afternoon. • [ with obj. ] heat (metal ) so as to give it a grayish-blue finish: (as adj. blued ) : nickel-plated or blued hooks. 2 [ with obj. ] wash (white clothes ) with bluing. PHRASES do something until (or till ) one is blue in the face informal put all one's efforts into doing something to no avail: she could talk to him until she was blue in the face, but he was just not hearing. men in blue informal police officers. once in a blue moon informal very rarely. [because a “blue moon ” is a phenomenon that occurs very rarely. ] out of the blue (or out of a clear blue sky ) informal without warning; unexpectedly: she phoned me out of the blue. [with reference to a “blue ” (i.e., clear ) sky, from which nothing unusual is expected. ] talk a blue streak informal speak continuously and at great length. DERIVATIVES blue ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French bleu, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English blǣwen ‘blue ’ and Old Norse blár ‘dark blue. ’
blue
blue 2 |bluː | ▶verb ( blues, bluing or blueing, blued ) Brit. informal, dated squander or recklessly spend (money ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: perhaps a variant of blow 1 .
blue baby
blue ba by |ˈblu ˌbeɪbi | ▶noun a baby with a blue complexion from lack of oxygen in the blood due to a congenital defect of the heart or major blood vessels.
blueback
blue back |ˈblo͞oˌbak ˈblubæk | ▶noun a bird or fish, esp. a trout or a sockeye salmon, having a bluish back.
Bluebeard
Blue beard |ˈblo͞oˌbi (ə )rd ˈblubɪərd | a character in a tale by Charles Perrault, who killed several wives in turn for disobeying his order to avoid a locked room, which contained the bodies of his previous wives. Local tradition in Brittany identifies him with Gilles de Rais ( c. 1400 –40 ), a perpetrator of atrocities, although he had only one wife (who left him ). • (as noun a Bluebeard ) a man who murders his wives.
blue beat
blue beat ▶noun another term for ska.
bluebell
blue bell |ˈblo͞oˌbel ˈbluˌbɛl | ▶noun 1 (also English bluebell ) a widely cultivated European woodland plant of the lily family that produces clusters of bell-shaped blue flowers in spring. [Hyacinthoides (or Endymion ) nonscripta, family Liliaceae. ] 2 any of a number of other plants with blue bell-shaped flowers, in particular: [● another term for bellflower ● chiefly Scottish term for harebell ● another term for squill and other scillas ● short for Virginia bluebell ● a plant of the bellflower family (genus Wahlenbergia, family Campanulaceae ), distributed mostly in the southern hemisphere, e.g., the Australian bluebell (W. gloriosa ).]
blueberry
blue ber ry |ˈblo͞oˌberē ˈbluˌbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. blueberries ) 1 a hardy dwarf shrub of the heath family, with small, whitish drooping flowers and dark blue edible berries. [Genus Vaccinium, family Ericaceae: several North American species, including the common highbush blueberry (V. corymbosum ), from which many cultivated varieties originate. ] 2 the small, sweet edible berry of this plant.
blue bice
blue bice ▶noun see bice.
bluebill
blue bill |ˈblo͞oˌbil ˈblubɪl | ▶noun any of a number of ducks with blue bills, esp. the scaup.
bluebird
blue bird |ˈblo͞oˌbərd ˈbluˌbərd | ▶noun an American songbird of the thrush subfamily, the male of which has a blue head, back, and wings. See also fairy bluebird. [Genus Sialia, subfamily Turdinae, family Muscicapidae: three species, including the eastern bluebird (S. sialis ).]
blue-black
blue-black ▶adjective black with a tinge of blue.
blue blood
blue blood |ˈblu ˌbləd | ▶noun noble birth: blue blood is no guarantee of any particular merit, competence, or expertise. • (also blueblood ) a person of noble birth: a comforting figure among that crowd of blue bloods. DERIVATIVES blue-blood ed adjective
bluebonnet
blue bonnet |ˈblo͞oˌbänit ˈblubɑnət | ▶noun a blue-flowered lupine, esp. common in Texas. [Genus Lupinus, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular the Texas bluebonnet (L. texensis ) and the shy bluebonnet (L. subcarnosus ).]
Blue Book
Blue Book |ˈblu ˈˌbʊk | ▶noun 1 an official book listing government officials. • Brit. a report bound in a blue cover and issued by Parliament or the Privy Council. • (in full Kelley Blue Book ) trademark a reference book listing the prices of used cars. • (usu. blue book ) an authoritative handbook, e.g., a listing of socially prominent people. 2 (blue book ) a blank book used for written examinations in high school and college.
bluebottle
blue bot tle |ˈblo͞oˌbätl ˈbluˌbɑdl | ▶noun 1 a common blowfly with a metallic-blue body, the female of which often comes into houses searching for a suitable food source on which to lay her eggs. [Calliphora vomitoria, family Calliphoridae. ] 2 the wild cornflower.
blue box
blue box ▶noun an electronic device used to access long-distance telephone lines illegally.
blue channel
blue chan |nel ▶noun (at a customs area in an airport or port ) the passage which should be taken by arriving passengers who have only travelled within the European Union.
blue cheese
blue cheese |blu tʃiz | ▶noun cheese containing veins of blue mold, such as Gorgonzola and Danish Blue.
blue-chip
blue-chip |ˈblu ˌtʃɪp | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] denoting companies or their shares considered to be a reliable investment, though less secure than gilt-edged stock. • of the highest quality: blue-chip art. ORIGIN early 20th cent. (originally US ): from the blue chip used in gambling games, which usually has a high value.
blue chipper
blue chip per ▶noun a highly valued person, esp. an athlete.
blue coat
blue coat ▶noun a person who wears a blue uniform, in particular: • a soldier, esp. a Union soldier during the Civil War. • a police officer.
blue cohosh
blue co hosh ▶noun see cohosh.
blue-collar
blue-col lar |ˈblu ˈˌkɑlər | ▶adjective of or relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry: their speech and attitudes mark them as blue-collar guys. Compare with white-collar.
blue corn
blue corn ▶noun a variety of corn with bluish grains.
blue crab
blue crab ▶noun a large edible swimming crab of the Atlantic coast of North America. [Callinectes sapidus, family Portunidae. ]
blue crane
blue crane |blu kreɪn | ▶noun a large South African crane with blue-gray plumage. Also called Stanley crane. [Anthropoides paradisea, family Gruidae. ] • this bird as the national bird of South Africa.
bluecurls
blue curls |ˈblo͞oˌkərlz ˈblukərlz | ▶noun a North American plant of the mint family, with small blue flowers and blue-stalked, deeply curled stamens. [Genus Trichtostema, family Labiatae: several species, in particular T. dichotomum, found esp. in the northeastern US, and the typically more southern T. setaceum. ]
blue devil
blue dev il ▶noun informal 1 a blue capsule containing a barbiturate. 2 (blue devils ) a feeling of despondency or low spirits. 3 (blue devils ) another term for delirium tremens.
blue dog Democrat
blue dog Dem o crat (also Blue Dog Democrat ) ▶noun informal in the US, a Democrat from a southern state who has a conservative voting record. ORIGIN From the name of a coalition of Southern Democrats in the US Congress formed in 1995. Their name alludes to an older term, “yellow dog Democrat, ” for a party loyalist who allegedly “would vote for a yellow dog if it were on the ballot as a Democrat. ” The blue dog Democrats claim that their conservative views have been choked off by their own party to the point that these yellow dogs have turned blue.
blue ensign
blue en ¦sign |bluːˈɛnsən | ▶noun a blue flag with the Union Jack in the top corner next to the flagstaff, flown chiefly by British naval auxiliary vessels.
blue-eyed boy
blue-eyed boy |blu aɪd bɔɪ | ▶noun informal a person highly regarded by someone and treated with special favor.
blue-eyed grass
blue-eyed grass ▶noun a North American plant of the iris family, cultivated for its blue flowers. [Genus Sisyrinchium, family Iridaceae: several species, including the flat-stemmed S. montanum. ]
blue-eyed Mary
blue-eyed Mar y ▶noun a low-growing plant of the borage family that bears bright blue flowers and spreads by means of runners. [Omphalodes verna, family Boraginaceae. ]
Bluefields
Blue |fields |ˈbluːfiːldz | a port on the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua, situated on an inlet of the Caribbean Sea; pop. 45,547 (2006 ).
bluefin
blue fin |ˈblo͞oˌfin ˈblufɪn |(also bluefin tuna ) ▶noun the most common large tuna, which occurs worldwide in warm seas. It is probably the largest bony fish, and is very important as a food and game fish. [Thunnus thynnus, family Scombridae. ]
bluefish
blue fish |ˈblo͞oˌfiSH ˈbluˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or bluefishes ) a predatory blue-colored marine fish that inhabits tropical and temperate waters and is popular as a game fish. [Pomatomus saltatrix, the only member of the family Pomatomidae. ]
blue flag
blue flag |blu flæɡ | ▶noun 1 a violet-flowered iris that grows in marshy places and wet meadows. [Genus Iris, family Iridaceae: several species, in particular the larger blue flag (I. versicolor ) and the slender blue flag (I. prismatica ).] 2 a European award for beaches based on cleanliness and safety.
blue flu
blue flu ▶noun a strike action, esp. among police officers, in which workers are absent on the pretext of sickness.
blue flyer
blue flyer ▶noun Austral. a female red kangaroo. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: blue, by association with the informal nickname for red-headed people (see blue 1 ( sense 7 of the noun )).
bluegill
blue gill |ˈblo͞oˌgil ˈbluɡɪl | ▶noun an edible North American freshwater fish of the sunfish family, with a deep body and bluish cheeks and gill covers. It is popular with anglers. [Lepomis macrochirus, family Centrarchidae. ]
bluegrass
blue grass |ˈblo͞oˌgras ˈbluˌɡræs | ▶noun 1 (also Kentucky bluegrass ) a bluish-green grass that was introduced into North America from northern Europe. It is widely grown for fodder, esp. in Kentucky and Virginia. See also meadow grass. 2 a kind of country music influenced by jazz and blues and characterized by virtuosic playing of banjos and guitars and high-pitched, close-harmony vocals.
Bluegrass State
Blue grass State a nickname for the state of Kentucky.
blue-green algae
blue-green al gae ▶plural noun another term for Cyanobacteria.
blue ground
blue ground ▶noun another term for kimberlite.
blue gum
blue gum ▶noun a eucalyptus tree with blue-green aromatic leaves and smooth bark. [Genus Eucalyptus, family Myrtaceae: several species, in particular E. regnans. ]
bluehead
blue head |ˈblo͞oˌhed ˈbluhɛd | ▶noun a small wrasse (fish ) of the tropical eastern Atlantic that is sometimes kept in aquariums. Large males have a blue head and green body with vertical stripes in between, and females and smaller males are predominantly yellowish. [Thalassoma bifasciatum, family Labridae. ]
blue heeler
blue heel ¦er ▶noun Austral. /NZ a cattle dog with a dark speckled body. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: blue from the characteristic blue (or red ) flecked coat of the breed.
blue helmet
blue hel met |blu ˈhɛlmət | ▶noun a member of a UN peacekeeping force.
Blue Hen State
Blue Hen State a nickname for the state of Delaware 1.
blue ice
blue ice ▶noun clean, dense ice of a vivid blue color, formed in glaciers by the recrystallization of snow.
blueing
blue ing ▶noun variant spelling of bluing.
blueish
blue ish |ˈblo͞oiSH | ▶adjective variant spelling of bluish.
bluejacket
blue jack et |ˈblo͞oˌjakit ˈbluʤækət | ▶noun informal a sailor in the navy.
blue jay
blue jay ▶noun a common North American jay with a blue crest, back, wings, and tail. [Cyanocitta cristata, family Corvidae. ]
blue jeans
blue jeans ▶noun jeans made of blue denim.
blue jet
blue jet ▶noun a very faint short-lived cone of deep blue light sometimes observed in the upper atmosphere above an intense thunderstorm.
Blue John
Blue John ▶noun [ mass noun ] a blue or purple banded variety of fluorite found in Derbyshire.
blue law
blue law |ˈblu ˌlɔ | ▶noun a law prohibiting certain activities, such as shopping, on a Sunday. • (in colonial New England ) a strict religious law, particularly one preventing entertainment or leisure activities on a Sunday.
Blue Law State
Blue Law State a nickname for the state of Connecticut.
blue line
blue line ▶noun Ice Hockey either of the two lines midway between the center of the rink and each goal.
blue metal
blue metal ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. broken blue stone used for road-making.
blue mold
blue mold ▶noun a bluish fungus that grows on food. Blue molds are deliberately introduced into some cheeses, and some kinds are used to produce antibiotics such as penicillin. [Penicillium and other genera, phylum Ascomycota. ]
Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains 1 a section of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales, Australia. 2 a range of mountains in eastern Jamaica. 3 a range of mountains running from central Oregon to SE Washington State in the US.
Blue Nile
Blue Nile one of the two principal headwaters of the Nile River. It rises from Lake Tana in northwestern Ethiopia and flows about 1,000 miles (1,600 km ) south and then northwest into Sudan, where it meets the White Nile at Khartoum.
bluenose
blue nose |ˈblo͞oˌnōz ˈblunoʊz | ▶noun informal 1 a priggish or puritanical person: [ as modifier ] : the most restrictive, bluenose standards. 2 (Bluenose ) a person from Nova Scotia. DERIVATIVES bluenosed adjective bluenose ( sense 1 )
blue note
blue note |blu noʊt | ▶noun Music a minor interval where a major would be expected, used esp. in jazz.
blue-pencil
blue-pen cil ▶verb [ with obj. ] edit or make cuts in (a manuscript, movie, or other work ).
Blue Peter
Blue Pe ter |ˈˌblu ˈpidər | ▶noun a blue flag with a white square in the center, raised by a ship about to leave port.
blue plate
blue plate ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of a restaurant meal ) consisting of a full main course ordered as a single menu item: the blue plate special. ORIGIN mid 20th cent.: with reference to the original blue plates divided into compartments, on which fixed-price restaurant meals were served.
bluepoint
blue point |ˈblo͞oˌpoint ˈblupɔɪnt | ▶noun a small oyster, in particular one harvested from the oyster beds in Great South Bay, at Blue Point, Long Island. Bluepoints are typically served raw, on the half shell.
blueprint
blue print |ˈblo͞oˌprint ˈbluˌprɪnt | ▶noun a design plan or other technical drawing. • something that acts as a plan, model, or template: a vague blueprint for fundamental land redistribution. ▶verb [ with obj. ] draw up (a plan or model ): (as adj. blueprinted ) : a neatly blueprinted scheme. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the original process in which prints were composed of white lines on a blue ground or of blue lines on a white ground.
blue racer
blue ra cer ▶noun a grayish-blue variety of blacksnake (Coluber constrictor foxii ), found in the central US.
blue ribbon
blue rib bon ▶noun (Brit. also blue riband ) a badge made of blue ribbon and given as first prize to the winner of a competition. • (in the UK ) a badge worn by members of the Order of the Garter.
blue-ribbon
blue-rib bon ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of the highest quality; first-class: blue-ribbon service. • (of a jury or committee ) carefully or specially selected: the SEC's blue-ribbon committee on auditor independence.
Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge Moun tains a range in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern US that stretches from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia. Mount Mitchell is the highest peak, rising to a height of 6,684 feet (2,037 m ).
blue rinse
blue rinse ▶noun a preparation used as a rinse on gray or white hair intended to make it look more silver. ▶adjective (blue-rinse or blue-rinsed ) [ attrib. ] informal, derogatory of or relating to elderly and conservative women: the blue-rinse brigade.
blue roan
blue roan ▶adjective denoting an animal's coat consisting of black-and-white hairs evenly mixed, giving it a blue-gray hue. ▶noun an animal with such a coat.
blue rock
blue rock ▶noun (in pigeon-fancying ) a pigeon showing the coloration of the wild rock dove.
blues
blues |blo͞oz bluz | ▶plural noun 1 [ treated as sing. ] (or pl. often the blues ) melancholic music of black American folk origin, typically in a twelve-bar sequence. It developed in the rural southern US toward the end of the 19th century, finding a wider audience in the 1940s as blacks migrated to the cities. This urban blues gave rise to rhythm and blues and rock and roll. • [ treated as sing. ] a piece of such music: we'll do a blues in C. 2 (the blues ) informal feelings of melancholy, sadness, or depression: she's got the blues . DERIVATIVES blues man noun ( pl. bluesmen ) blues ( sense 1 ), blues y adjective blues ( sense 1 ) ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (in sense 2 ): elliptically from blue devils ‘depression or delirium tremens. ’
Blues and Royals
Blues and Royals ▶plural noun Brit. a regiment of the Household Cavalry. ORIGIN formed from the amalgamation (1969 ) of the Royal Horse Guards (also known as the Blues ) and the Royal Dragoons.
blueschist
blueschist |ˈbluːʃist | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a metamorphic rock with a blue colour, formed under conditions of high pressure and low temperature.
blue screen
blue screen ▶noun [ often as modifier ] (in film and video techniques such as chromakey ) a blue (or green ) background in front of which moving subjects are filmed and which allows a separately filmed background to be added to the final image: a blue-screen effect. Also called green screen.
blue shark
blue shark ▶noun a long slender shark with an indigo-blue back and white underparts, typically occurring in the open sea. [Prionace glauca, family Carcharhinidae. ]
blueshift
blue shift |ˈblo͞oˌSHift ˌbluˌʃɪft |(also blue shift ) ▶noun Astronomy the displacement of the spectrum to shorter wavelengths in the light coming from distant celestial objects moving toward the observer. Compare with redshift.
blue-sky
blue-sky |ˈblu ˈˌskaɪ |(also blue-skies ) informal ▶adjective [ attrib. ] not yet practical or profitable: blue-sky research. ▶verb [ no obj. ] make impractical or as yet unachievable plans.
blue-sky law
blue-sky law ▶noun a law regulating the sale of securities, intended to protect the public from fraud.
Blue Springs
Blue Springs a city in west central Missouri, east of Kansas City; pop. 55,698 (est. 2008 ).
blue spruce
blue spruce ▶noun a North American spruce with sharp, stiff blue-green needles, growing wild in the central Rocky Mountains. Its many cultivated varieties tend to be bluer in color than the wild ones. Also called Colorado blue spruce, Colorado spruce. [Picea pungens, family Pinaceae. ]
blue state
blue state ▶noun a US state that predominantly votes for or supports the Democratic Party. Compare with red state. ORIGIN from the typical color used to represent the Democratic Party on maps during elections.
bluestem
blue stem |ˈblo͞oˌstem ˈblustɛm | ▶noun a coarse North American prairie grass with bluish leaf sheaths, often cultivated as forage. [Genus Andropogon, family Gramineae. ]
bluestocking
blue stock ing |ˈblo͞oˌstäkiNG ˈbluˌstɑkɪŋ | ▶noun often derogatory an intellectual or literary woman. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: originally used to describe a man wearing blue worsted (instead of formal black silk ) stockings; extended to mean ‘in informal dress ’ Later the term denoted a person who attended the literary assemblies held ( c. 1750 ) by three London society ladies, where some of the men favored less formal dress. The women who attended became known as blue-stocking ladies or blue-stockingers.
bluestone
blue stone |ˈblo͞oˌstōn ˈblustoʊn | ▶noun any of various bluish or gray building stones. • any of the smaller stones made of dolerite found in the inner part of Stonehenge.
bluet
blu et |ˈblo͞oit ˈbluət | ▶noun a low-growing North American plant of the bedstraw family, with small four-petaled flowers and paired leaves. Bluets often grow in large groups. [Genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis ), family Rubiaceae: several species, esp. H. caerulea, with milky-blue or white flowers, and long-leaved bluets (H. longifolia ), with white or lavender flowers. ] ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, diminutive of bleu ‘blue. ’
bluethroat
blue throat |ˈblo͞oˌTHrōt ˈbluθroʊt | ▶noun a small, lively thrush found in northern Eurasia and Alaska. The male has a blue throat with a reddish spot in the center. [Luscinia svecica, subfamily Turdinae, family Muscicapidae. ]
blue tit
blue tit |ˌblu ˈtɪt | ▶noun a small titmouse with a blue cap, greenish-blue back, and yellow underparts, widespread in Eurasia and northwestern Africa. [Parus caeruleus, family Paridae. ]
bluetongue
blue |tongue |ˌbluːˈtʌŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an insect-borne viral disease of sheep (transmissible with less serious effects to cattle and goats ), characterized by fever, lameness, and a blue, swollen mouth and tongue.
blue-tongued skink
blue-tongued skink (also blue-tongued lizard ) ▶noun a heavily built Australian skink with a large head, short limbs, and a blue tongue, which is displayed in defense. [Genus Tiliqua, family Scincidae: several species, in particular T. scincoides, which is commonly kept as a pet. ]
Bluetooth
Blue tooth |ˈblo͞oˌto͞oTH ˈbluːtuːθ | ▶noun trademark a standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of cellular phones, computers, and other electronic devices. ORIGIN 1990s: said to be named after King Harald Bluetooth (910 –985 ), credited with uniting Denmark and Norway, as Bluetooth technology unifies the telecommunications and computing industries.
blue vinny
blue vinny |ˈvɪni |(also blue vinney ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a blue-mould skimmed-milk cheese from Dorset. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: vinny from Old English fyniġ ‘mouldy, musty ’.
blue vitriol
blue vit ri ol ▶noun archaic crystalline copper sulfate.
blue water
blue water ▶noun open sea: [ as modifier ] : blue-water navigation.
blue-water
blue-wa ter ▶adjective relating to or associated with the open sea; oceangoing: a blue-water navy.
blueweed
blue weed |ˈblo͞oˌwēd ˈbluwid | ▶noun another term for viper's bugloss.
blue whale
blue whale |blu (h )weɪl | ▶noun a migratory, mottled bluish-gray rorqual, found in all oceans of the world. Known to grow as long as 110 feet (33 m ) and weigh as much as 150 tons (136,000 kg ), it is the largest animal ever to inhabit the earth. [Balaenoptera musculus, family Balaenopteridae. ]
bluey
bluey |ˈbluːi | ▶adjective [ often in combination ] almost or partly blue: bluey-green foliage. ▶noun ( pl. blueys ) Austral. /NZ informal, dated 1 a bundle of possessions carried by a bushman. [because the outer covering was generally a blue blanket. ] 2 a nickname for a red-headed person.
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blue
blue 1 |bluː | ▶adjective ( bluer, bluest ) 1 of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day: the clear blue sky | blue jeans | deep blue eyes. • (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 coloured markers positioned along it. • Physics denoting one of three colours of quark. 2 informal (of a person or mood ) melancholy, sad, or depressed: he's feeling blue. 3 informal (of a film, joke, or story ) having sexual or pornographic content: a blue movie. 4 Brit. informal politically conservative: the successful blue candidate. ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] blue colour or pigment: she was dressed in blue | the dark blue of his eyes | [ count noun ] : armchairs in pastel blues and greens. • blue clothes or material: Susan wore blue. 2 a blue thing, in particular: • the blue ball in snooker. • (the blue ) literary the sky or sea, or the unknown: far out upon the blue were many sails. • another term for bluing. 3 [ usu. with modifier ] a small butterfly, the male of which is predominantly blue while the female is typically brown. ●Numerous genera in the family Lycaenidae. 4 Brit. 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. 5 Austral. /NZ informal an argument or fight. [1940s: perhaps by association with phrases such as make the air blue, alluding to swearing. ] 6 Austral. /NZ informal a mistake. 7 Austral. /NZ informal a nickname for a red-headed person. [1930s: of unknown origin. ] 8 Brit. informal a supporter of the Conservative Party. ▶verb ( blues, bluing or blueing, blued ) 1 make or become blue. • [ with obj. ] heat (metal ) so as to give it a greyish-blue finish. 2 [ with obj. ] chiefly historical wash (white clothes ) with bluing. PHRASES blue on blue Military denoting or relating to an attack made by one's own side that accidentally harms one's own forces: blue-on-blue incidents. [from the use of blue to indicate friendly forces in military exercises. ] do something until (or till ) one is blue in the face informal put all one's efforts into doing something to no avail: she could talk to him until she was blue in the face, but he was just not hearing. once in a blue moon informal very rarely. [because a ‘blue moon ’ is a phenomenon that occurs only very rarely. ] out of the blue (or out of a clear blue sky ) informal without warning; unexpectedly: she phoned me out of the blue. [with reference to a ‘blue ’ (i.e. clear ) sky, from which nothing unusual is expected. ] talk a blue streak N. Amer. informal speak continuously and at great length. DERIVATIVES blueness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French bleu, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English blǣwen ‘blue ’ and Old Norse blár ‘dark blue ’ (see also blaeberry ).
blue
blue 2 |bluː | ▶verb ( blues, bluing or blueing, blued ) Brit. informal, dated squander or recklessly spend (money ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: perhaps a variant of blow 1 .
blue baby
blue baby ▶noun a baby with a blue complexion from lack of oxygen in the blood due to a congenital defect of the heart or major blood vessels.
blueback
blue |back ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a bird or fish, especially a trout or a sockeye salmon, having a bluish back.
Bluebeard
Blue |beard |ˈbluːbɪəd | a character in a tale by Charles Perrault, who killed several wives in turn for disobeying his order to avoid a locked room, which contained the bodies of his previous wives. Local tradition in Brittany identifies him with Gilles de Rais ( c. 1400 –40 ), a perpetrator of atrocities, although he had only one wife (who left him ). • (as noun a Bluebeard ) a man who murders his wives.
blue beat
blue beat ▶noun another term for ska.
bluebell
blue |bell |ˈbluːbɛl | ▶noun 1 a European woodland plant of the lily family, which produces clusters of blue bell-shaped flowers in spring. ●Hyacinthoides (or Endymion ) nonscripta, family Liliaceae. 2 any of a number of other plants with blue bell-shaped flowers, in particular: ● Scottish term for harebell . ● a North American plant of the borage family (genus Mertensia, family Boraginaceae ). ● an Australian and South African plant of the bellflower family (genus Wahlenbergia, family Campanulaceae ).
blueberry
blue |berry |ˈbluːb (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. blueberries ) 1 a small sweet blue-black edible berry which grows in clusters on North American shrubs related to the bilberry. 2 one of the dwarf shrubs that produces blueberries, some kinds being cultivated for their fruit or as ornamentals. ●Genus Vaccinium, family Ericaceae: several species.
bluebill
blue |bill |ˈbluːbɪl | ▶noun 1 a large African waxbill with a stout metallic blue bill and red and black plumage. ●Genus Spermophaga, Estrildidae: three species. 2 any of a number of ducks with blue bills: ● N. Amer. the scaup duck. ● Austral. the blue-billed duck (Oxyura australis ).
bluebird
blue |bird |ˈbluːbəːd | ▶noun an American songbird of the thrush family, the male of which has a blue head, back, and wings. ●Genus Sialia, family Turdidae: three species.
blue-black
blue-black ▶adjective black with a tinge of blue.
blue blood
blue blood ▶noun [ mass noun ] noble birth. • [ count noun ] a person of noble birth. DERIVATIVES blue-blooded adjective
bluebonnet
blue bonnet |ˈblo͞oˌbänit ˈblubɑnət | ▶noun a blue-flowered lupine, esp. common in Texas. [Genus Lupinus, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular the Texas bluebonnet (L. texensis ) and the shy bluebonnet (L. subcarnosus ).]
blue bonnet
blue bon ¦net ▶noun a pale grey-brown Australian parrot with a deep blue face and variously coloured wings, tail, and belly. ●Psephotus (or Northiella ) haematogaster, family Psittacidae.
Blue Book
Blue Book ▶noun (in the UK ) a report bound in a blue cover and issued by Parliament or the Privy Council. • (in the US ) an official book listing government officials. • (usu. blue book ) an authoritative handbook.
bluebottle
blue |bot ¦tle |ˈbluːbɒt (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a common blowfly with a metallic blue body, the female of which often comes into houses searching for a suitable food source on which to lay her eggs. ●Calliphora vomitoria, family Calliphoridae. 2 Austral. & S. African the Portuguese man-of-war. [so named because of its blue balloon-like float. ] 3 Brit. the wild cornflower. 4 Brit. informal, dated a police officer.
blue box
blue box ▶noun 1 chiefly US an electronic device used to access long-distance telephone lines illegally. 2 Canadian a blue plastic box for the collection of recyclable household materials.
blue channel
blue chan |nel ▶noun (at a customs area in an airport or port ) the passage which should be taken by arriving passengers who have only travelled within the European Union.
blue cheese
blue cheese ▶noun [ mass noun ] cheese containing veins of blue mould, such as Stilton and Danish Blue.
blue-chip
blue-chip ▶adjective [ attrib. ] denoting companies or their shares considered to be a reliable investment, though less secure than gilt-edged stock. • of the highest quality: blue-chip art. ORIGIN early 20th cent. (originally US ): from the blue chip used in gambling games, which usually has a high value.
blue chipper
blue chip |per ▶noun N. Amer. informal a highly valued person, especially a sports player.
blue coat
blue coat ▶noun 1 historical a soldier in a blue uniform. 2 (Blue Coat ) Brit. a student at a charity school with a blue uniform.
blue-collar
blue-collar ▶adjective chiefly N. Amer. relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry: a blue-collar neighbourhood.
blue corn
blue corn ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. a variety of maize with bluish grains.
blue crab
blue crab ▶noun a large edible swimming crab of the Atlantic coast of North America. ●Callinectes sapidus, family Portunidae.
blue crane
blue crane ▶noun a large South African crane with blue-grey plumage, the national bird of South Africa. Also called Stanley crane. ●Anthropoides paradisea, family Gruidae.
bluecurls
blue curls |ˈblo͞oˌkərlz ˈblukərlz | ▶noun a North American plant of the mint family, with small blue flowers and blue-stalked, deeply curled stamens. [Genus Trichtostema, family Labiatae: several species, in particular T. dichotomum, found esp. in the northeastern US, and the typically more southern T. setaceum. ]
blue devil
blue dev il ▶noun informal 1 a blue capsule containing a barbiturate. 2 (blue devils ) a feeling of despondency or low spirits. 3 (blue devils ) another term for delirium tremens.
blue dog Democrat
blue dog Dem o crat (also Blue Dog Democrat ) ▶noun informal in the US, a Democrat from a southern state who has a conservative voting record. ORIGIN From the name of a coalition of Southern Democrats in the US Congress formed in 1995. Their name alludes to an older term, “yellow dog Democrat, ” for a party loyalist who allegedly “would vote for a yellow dog if it were on the ballot as a Democrat. ” The blue dog Democrats claim that their conservative views have been choked off by their own party to the point that these yellow dogs have turned blue.
blue ensign
blue en ¦sign |bluːˈɛnsən | ▶noun a blue flag with the Union Jack in the top corner next to the flagstaff, flown chiefly by British naval auxiliary vessels.
blue-eyed boy
blue-eyed boy ▶noun Brit. informal, chiefly derogatory a person highly regarded by someone and treated with special favour.
blue-eyed grass
blue-eyed grass ▶noun a North American plant of the iris family, cultivated for its blue flowers. ●Genus Sisyrinchium, family Iridaceae: several species.
blue-eyed Mary
blue-eyed Mary ▶noun a low-growing southern European plant of the borage family, which bears bright blue flowers and spreads by means of runners. ●Omphalodes verna, family Boraginaceae.
Blue-faced Leicester
Blue-faced Leices |ter ▶noun see Leicester 2 ( sense 3 ).
Bluefields
Blue |fields |ˈbluːfiːldz | a port on the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua, situated on an inlet of the Caribbean Sea; pop. 45,547 (2006 ).
bluefin
bluefin (also bluefin tuna ) ▶noun the commonest large tuna, which occurs worldwide in warm seas. It is probably the largest bony fish, and is very important as a food and game fish. Also called tunny. ●Thunnus thynnus, family Scombridae.
bluefish
blue |fish |ˈbluːfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or bluefishes ) a predatory blue-coloured marine fish, which inhabits tropical and temperate waters and is popular as a game fish. ●Pomatomus saltatrix, the only member of the family Pomatomidae.
blue flag
blue flag ▶noun 1 a European award for beaches, based on cleanliness and safety. 2 Motor Racing a blue flag used to indicate to a driver that there is another driver trying to lap him.
blue flu
blue flu ▶noun a strike action, esp. among police officers, in which workers are absent on the pretext of sickness.
blue flyer
blue flyer ▶noun Austral. a female red kangaroo. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: blue, by association with the informal nickname for red-headed people (see blue 1 ( sense 7 of the noun )).
blue funk
blue funk ▶noun see funk 1.
bluegill
bluegill |ˈbluːgɪl | ▶noun an edible North American freshwater fish of the sunfish family, with a deep body and bluish cheeks and gill covers. ●Lepomis macrochirus, family Centrarchidae.
bluegrass
blue |grass |ˈbluːgrɑːs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 (also Kentucky bluegrass ) a bluish-green grass which was introduced into North America from northern Europe, widely grown (especially in Kentucky and Virginia ) for fodder. ●Genus Poa, family Gramineae: several species, in particular the common Eurasian meadow grass. 2 a kind of country music characterized by virtuoso playing of banjos and guitars and high-pitched, close-harmony vocals.
Bluegrass State
Bluegrass State informal name for Kentucky.
blue-green algae
blue-green algae ▶plural noun another term for cyanobacteria (see Cyanobacteria ).
blue ground
blue ground ▶noun another term for kimberlite.
bluegum
blue |gum |ˈbluːgʌm | ▶noun a eucalyptus tree with blue-green aromatic leaves and smooth bark. ●Genus Eucalyptus, family Myrtaceae: several species, in particular E. regnans.
blue hare
blue hare ▶noun another term for mountain hare.
bluehead
blue |head ▶noun a small wrasse (fish ) of the tropical East Atlantic, the large males of which have a blue head and green body with vertical stripes, and the females and smaller males are predominantly yellowish. ●Thalassoma bifasciatum, family Labridae.
blue heeler
blue heel ¦er ▶noun Austral. /NZ a cattle dog with a dark speckled body. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: blue from the characteristic blue (or red ) flecked coat of the breed.
blue helmet
blue hel ¦met ▶noun a member of a UN peacekeeping force.
blue ice
blue ice ▶noun [ mass noun ] ice of a vivid blue colour, formed when a large body of water freezes suddenly.
blueing
blue |ing ▶noun variant spelling of bluing.
blueish
blue |ish ▶adjective variant spelling of bluish.
bluejacket
blue |jacket |ˈbluːdʒakɪt | ▶noun informal a sailor in the navy.
blue jay
blue jay ▶noun a common North American jay with a blue crest, back, wings, and tail. ●Cyanocitta cristata, family Corvidae. • another term for roller 1 ( sense 4 ).
blue jeans
blue jeans ▶noun jeans made of blue denim.
blue jet
blue jet ▶noun a very faint short-lived cone of deep blue light sometimes observed in the upper atmosphere above an intense thunderstorm.
Blue John
Blue John ▶noun [ mass noun ] a blue or purple banded variety of fluorite found in Derbyshire.
blue law
blue law ▶noun N. Amer. a law prohibiting certain activities, such as shopping, on a Sunday. • (in colonial New England ) a strict puritanical law, particularly one preventing entertainment or leisure activities on a Sunday.
blue line
blue line ▶noun Ice Hockey either of the two lines running across the ice between the centre line and the goal line.
blue metal
blue metal ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. broken blue stone used for road-making.
blue mould
blue mould ▶noun a bluish fungus which grows on food, some kinds of which are used to produce blue cheeses or antibiotics such as penicillin. ●Penicillium and other genera, subdivision Deuteromycotina.
Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains 1 a section of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales, Australia. 2 a range of mountains in eastern Jamaica. 3 a range of mountains running from central Oregon to SE Washington State in the US.
Blue Nile
Blue Nile one of the two principal headwaters of the Nile. Rising from Lake Tana in NW Ethiopia, it flows some 1,600 km (1,000 miles ) southwards then north-westwards into Sudan, where it meets the White Nile at Khartoum.
bluenose
blue |nose ▶noun informal 1 US a priggish or puritanical person. 2 ( Bluenose ) Canadian a person from Nova Scotia. DERIVATIVES bluenosed adjective bluenose ( sense 1 )
blue note
blue note ▶noun Music a minor interval where a major would be expected, used especially in jazz.
blue-pencil
blue-pencil ▶verb [ with obj. ] censor or make cuts in (a manuscript, film, or other work ).
Blue Peter
Blue Peter ▶noun a blue flag with a white square in the centre, raised by a ship about to leave port.
blue plate
blue-plate ▶adjective [ attrib. ] N. Amer. (of a restaurant meal ) consisting of a full main course ordered as a single menu item. ORIGIN with reference to the original blue plates divided into compartments, on which fixed-price restaurant meals were served.
bluepoint
blue point |ˈblo͞oˌpoint ˈblupɔɪnt | ▶noun a small oyster, in particular one harvested from the oyster beds in Great South Bay, at Blue Point, Long Island. Bluepoints are typically served raw, on the half shell.
blue pointer
blue point ¦er ▶noun another term for mako 1.
blueprint
blue |print |ˈbluːprɪnt | ▶noun a design plan or other technical drawing. • something which acts as a plan, model, or template for others: the scheme was a blueprint for future development programmes. ▶verb [ with obj. ] N. Amer. draw up (a plan or model ): (as adj. blueprinted ) : a neatly blueprinted scheme. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the original process in which prints were composed of white lines on a blue ground or of blue lines on a white ground.
blue racer
blue ra cer ▶noun a grayish-blue variety of blacksnake (Coluber constrictor foxii ), found in the central US.
blue riband
blue rib ¦and |bluːˈrɪbənd | ▶noun 1 (N. Amer. also blue ribbon ) a ribbon of blue silk given to the winner of a competition or as a mark of great distinction. • a badge worn by members of the Order of the Garter. 2 ( Blue Riband or Ribbon ) a trophy for the ship making the fastest eastward sea crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a regular commercial voyage. ▶adjective ( blue-ribbon ) [ attrib. ] N. Amer. 1 of the highest quality; first-class. 2 (of a jury or committee ) specially selected.
Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains a range of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern US, stretching from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia. Mount Mitchell is the highest peak, rising to a height of 2,037 m (6,684 ft ).
blue rinse
blue rinse ▶noun a preparation used as a rinse on grey or white hair so as to give it a temporary blue tint. • (also blue-rinsed ) [ as modifier ] informal, derogatory relating to conservative elderly women: the blue-rinse brigade.
blue roan
blue roan ▶adjective denoting an animal having a coat that consists of evenly mixed black and white hairs, giving the coat a blue-grey colour. ▶noun a blue roan animal.
blue rock
blue rock ▶noun (in pigeon-fancying ) a pigeon showing the coloration of the wild rock dove.
blues
blues |bluːz | ▶plural noun 1 (often the blues ) [ treated as sing. or pl. ] melancholic music of black American folk origin, typically in a twelve-bar sequence. It developed in the rural southern US towards the end of the 19th century, finding a wider audience in the 1940s, as blacks migrated to the cities. This urban blues gave rise to rhythm and blues and rock and roll. • [ treated as sing. ] a piece of blues music: a blues in C. 2 (the blues ) informal feelings of melancholy, sadness, or depression: she's got the blues . DERIVATIVES bluesy adjective ( bluesier, bluesiest ) blues ( sense 1 ) ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (in sense 2 ): elliptically from blue devils ‘depression or delirium tremens ’.
Blues and Royals
Blues and Royals ▶plural noun Brit. a regiment of the Household Cavalry. ORIGIN formed from the amalgamation (1969 ) of the Royal Horse Guards (also known as the Blues ) and the Royal Dragoons.
blueschist
blueschist |ˈbluːʃist | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a metamorphic rock with a blue colour, formed under conditions of high pressure and low temperature.
blue screen
blue screen (also green screen ) ▶noun [ often as modifier ] (in film and video techniques such as chromakey ) a blue (or green ) background in front of which moving subjects are filmed and which allows a separately filmed background to be added to the final image: a blue-screen effect.
blue shark
blue shark ▶noun a long, slender shark with an indigo-blue back and white underparts, found typically in the open sea. ●Prionace glauca, family Carcharhinidae.
blue sheep
blue sheep ▶noun another term for bharal.
blue shift
blue shift ▶noun [ mass noun ] Astronomy the displacement of the spectrum to shorter wavelengths in the light coming from distant celestial objects moving towards the observer. Compare with red shift.
blue-sky
blue-sky (also blue-skies ) ▶adjective [ attrib. ] informal creative or visionary and unconstrained by practicalities: blue-sky thinking.
blue-sky law
blue-sky law ▶noun a law regulating the sale of securities, intended to protect the public from fraud.
bluesman
blues |man ▶noun ( pl. bluesmen ) a male performer of blues music: archive footage of legendary bluesmen like Howlin' Wolf.
Blue Springs
Blue Springs a city in west central Missouri, east of Kansas City; pop. 55,698 (est. 2008 ).
blue spruce
blue spruce ▶noun a North American spruce with sharp, stiff blue-green needles, growing wild in the central Rocky Mountains. Its many cultivated varieties tend to be bluer in color than the wild ones. Also called Colorado blue spruce, Colorado spruce. [Picea pungens, family Pinaceae. ]
blue state
blue state ▶noun a US state that predominantly votes for or supports the Democratic Party. Compare with red state. ORIGIN from the typical colour used to represent the Democratic Party on maps during elections.
bluestem
blue stem |ˈblo͞oˌstem ˈblustɛm | ▶noun a coarse North American prairie grass with bluish leaf sheaths, often cultivated as forage. [Genus Andropogon, family Gramineae. ]
bluestocking
blue |stock ¦ing |ˈbluːstɒkɪŋ | ▶noun often derogatory an intellectual or literary woman: an uptight bluestocking who likes to dress as a man and write feminist philosophy | I got an A-plus. I was a bluestocking | [ as modifier ] : bluestocking women. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: originally used to describe a man wearing blue worsted (instead of formal black silk ) stockings; extended to mean ‘in informal dress ’. Later the term denoted a person who attended the literary assemblies held ( c. 1750 ) by three London society ladies, where some of the men favoured less formal dress. The women who attended became known as blue-stocking ladies or blue-stockingers.
bluestone
blue |stone |ˈbluːstəʊn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] any of various bluish or grey building stones. • [ count noun ] any of the smaller stones made of dolerite found in the inner part of Stonehenge.
bluet
bluet |ˈbluːɪt | ▶noun a low-growing evergreen North American plant with milky-blue flowers. ●Hedyotis (or Houstonia ) caerulea, family Rubiaceae. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, diminutive of bleu ‘blue ’.
bluethroat
blue |throat |ˈbluːθrəʊt | ▶noun a songbird resembling the robin, found in northern Eurasia and Alaska. The male has a blue throat with a red or white spot in the centre. ●Luscinia svecicus, family Turdidae.
blue tit
blue tit ▶noun a small tit (songbird ) with a blue cap, greenish-blue back, and yellow underparts, widespread in Eurasia and NW Africa. ●Parus caeruleus, family Paridae.
bluetongue
blue |tongue |ˌbluːˈtʌŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an insect-borne viral disease of sheep (transmissible with less serious effects to cattle and goats ), characterized by fever, lameness, and a blue, swollen mouth and tongue.
blue-tongued skink
blue-tongued skink ▶noun a heavily built Australian skink with a large head, short limbs, and a blue tongue which is displayed in defence. ●Genus Tiliqua, family Scincidae: several species, in particular T. scincoides, which is occasionally kept as a pet.
Bluetooth
Blue |tooth |ˈbluːtuːθ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] trademark a standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices. ORIGIN 1990s: said to be named after King Harald Bluetooth (910 –85 ), credited with uniting Denmark and Norway, as Bluetooth technology unifies the telecommunications and computing industries.
blue vinny
blue vinny |ˈvɪni |(also blue vinney ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a blue-mould skimmed-milk cheese from Dorset. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: vinny from Old English fyniġ ‘mouldy, musty ’.
blue vitriol
blue vit |riol ▶noun [ mass noun ] archaic crystalline copper sulphate.
blue-water
blue-wa ter ▶adjective relating to or associated with the open sea; oceangoing: a blue-water navy.
blue water
blue water ▶noun open sea: [ as modifier ] : blue-water navigation.
blue whale
blue whale ▶noun a mottled bluish-grey rorqual which is the largest living animal and reaches lengths of up to 27 m (90 ft ). ●Balaenoptera musculus, family Balaenopteridae.
bluey
bluey |ˈbluːi | ▶adjective [ often in combination ] almost or partly blue: bluey-green foliage. ▶noun ( pl. blueys ) Austral. /NZ informal, dated 1 a bundle of possessions carried by a bushman. [because the outer covering was generally a blue blanket. ] 2 a nickname for a red-headed person.
American Oxford Thesaurus
blue
blue adjective 1 bright blue eyes: sky blue, azure, cobalt, sapphire, navy, powder blue, midnight blue, Prussian blue, electric blue, indigo, royal blue, ice-blue, baby blue, air force blue, robin's egg blue, peacock blue, ultramarine, aquamarine, steel blue, slate blue, cyan; chiefly Brit. Oxford blue, Cambridge blue; literary cerulean. 2 informal Mom was feeling a bit blue: depressed, down, sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable, gloomy, dejected, dispirited, downhearted, downcast, despondent, low, glum; informal down in the dumps. ANTONYMS happy.
blue-collar
blue-collar adjective blue-collar work: manual, wage, industrial, factory; informal lunchpail. WORD NOTE blue-collar When the literal meaning of a word disappears entirely into its figurative sense, it may become a dead metaphor or a journalistic cliché but may nevertheless be celebrated because it so aptly illustrates the way use ceaselessly modifies language. Such a word is blue-collar. It originated as a term for laborers who wore work shirts and no ties. They tended to work with their hands or at a trade; toiled at a factory or a construction site rather than in an office; were underpaid relative to the executive class; and enthusiastically embraced the macho ideal. All that is in blue-collar, but the word long ago outlived its literal image. White collars, pink collars, blue collars —you can no longer tell anything from the color of anyone's collar, but the words themselves say a lot about us. As pink is to feminine, blue is to masculine —which may help explain why blue-collar, detached from its original meaning, has acquired an extra layer of connotation. The word (or synonyms thereof ) is now used often in the sports pages to describe a basketball or baseball team of millionaires who may make a few million dollars less than the elite teams of the sport. Game six of the 2003 American League Championship Series went in favor of Boston, and a beat writer wondered whether this meant that “the blue-collar Bosox finally stood up to the big, bad Yankees.” Another journalist, resisting such a formulation, opined that the “filthy rich ” had defeated the “scruffy rich ” when the Yankees prevailed. I have heard the Florida Marlins, the team that defeated the Yankees to win the World Series, described as having a “brown bag payroll. ” That payroll consists of just under fifty million dollars divided, I believe, in twenty-five uneven ways. It's true that the Yankees outspend any other team, but has blue-collar become so relative a term that it can modify the status of an infielder with a two million dollar salary or a middle-innings relief pitcher earning what used to be called “a cool million ”? Yes, if only because of the term's connotation. It connotes a tough work ethic, as if to say that, despite any temptation to loaf, these players work hard, practice, prepare, and are, to use another term of the moment, “focused. ” When blue-collar was used regularly to describe the New York Knicks of Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley, and Anthony Mason, it was a euphemism for “physical, ” itself a euphemism for playing basketball as if it were hand-to-hand combat under the basket. But it also left the lingering sense that, riches aside, these guys play tough and are unafraid to get hurt, for deep down they remain the kids who played with daring and amazing energy on a neighborhood playground. — DL Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.
blueprint
blueprint noun 1 blueprints of the aircraft: plan, design, diagram, drawing, sketch, map, layout, representation. 2 a blueprint for similar measures in other countries: model, plan, template, framework, pattern, example, guide, prototype, pilot.
blues
blues plural noun informal a fit of blues: depression, sadness, unhappiness, melancholy, misery, sorrow, gloom, dejection, despondency, despair; the doldrums, the dumps, a blue funk.
Oxford Thesaurus
blue
blue adjective 1 she had bright blue eyes: 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. 2 informal Dad had died that year and Mum was feeling a bit blue: depressed, down, sad, saddened, unhappy, melancholy, miserable, sorrowful, gloomy, dejected, downhearted, disheartened, despondent, dispirited, low, in low spirits, low-spirited, heavy-hearted, glum, morose, dismal, downcast, cast down, tearful; informal down in the dumps, down in the mouth, fed up. ANTONYMS happy, cheerful. 3 a blue movie: indecent, dirty, rude, coarse, vulgar, bawdy, lewd, racy, risqué, salacious, naughty, wicked, improper, unseemly, smutty, spicy, raw, off colour, ribald, Rabelaisian; pornographic, filthy, obscene, offensive, prurient, sordid, low, profane, foul, vile; erotic, arousing, sexy, suggestive, titillating, explicit; informal near the knuckle /bone, nudge-nudge, porn, porno, X-rated, raunchy, skin; Brit. informal fruity, saucy; euphemistic adult. ANTONYMS clean, family. WORD LINKS blue cyano- related prefix, as in cyanic, cyanotype Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
blueprint
blueprint noun 1 the blueprints of the aircraft and its components: plan, design, draft, diagram, drawing, scale drawing, outline, sketch, pattern, map, layout, representation; technical drawing. 2 the Thai programme provides a blueprint for similar measures in other developing countries: model, plan, template, framework, pattern, design, example, exemplar, guide, prototype, paradigm, sample, pilot, recipe.
blues
blues plural noun informal a fit of blues bedevilled her: depression, sadness, unhappiness, melancholy, misery, sorrow, gloominess, gloom, dejection, downheartedness, despondency, dispiritedness, low spirits, heavy-heartedness, glumness, moroseness, dismalness, despair; the doldrums; informal the dumps. ANTONYMS happiness.
Duden Dictionary
Blue Baby
Blue Ba by Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |ˈbluː ˈbeɪbi |das Blue Baby; Genitiv: des Blue Babys, Blue Babys englisch Kind mit ausgeprägter Blausucht bei angeborenem Herzfehler
Blueback
Blue back Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈbluːbɛk |der Blueback; Genitiv: des Bluebacks, Plural: die Bluebacks englisch Pelz aus dem blaugrauen Fell jüngerer Mützenrobben
Bluebox
Blue box , Blue Box Substantiv, feminin Film, Fernsehen , die Blue Box |ˈbluː … - ˈbɔks ˈbluː … - ˈbɔks |die Bluebox; Genitiv: der Bluebox, Plural: die Blueboxes die Blue Box; Genitiv: der Blue Box, Blue Boxes englisch blue box, aus: blue = blau und Box Gerät für ein Projektionsverfahren, das künstliche Hintergründe in Aufnahmestudios schafft
Bluechip
Blue chip , Blue Chip Substantiv, maskulin , der Blue Chip |ˈbluːt͜ʃɪp ˈbluːt͜ʃɪp |der Bluechip; Genitiv: des Bluechips, Plural: die Bluechips der Blue Chip; Genitiv: des Blue Chips, Blue Chips englisch blue chip = blaue Spielmarke im Poker erstklassiges Wertpapier, Spitzenwert an der Börse
Bluejean
Blue jean Substantiv, feminin österreichisch , die |bluːˈd͜ʃiːn |Bluejeans
Bluejeans
Blue jeans Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈbluːd͜ʃiːns |englisch blue jeans, aus: blue = blau und dem Plural von: jean = Baumwolle, vielleicht zu älter englisch Jeane, Geane = (aus ) Genua Hose aus festem Baumwollgewebe von [verwaschener ] blauer oder anderer Farbe Kurzform: Jeans b wo sind /ist meine Bluejeans ?
Blue Movie
Blue Mo vie Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |ˈbluː ˈmuːvi |der und das Blue Movie; Genitiv: des Blue Movies, Blue Movies englisch blue movie, aus: blue = unanständig, obszön und movie = Film pornografischer Film
Blue Note
Blue Note , Blue note Substantiv, feminin , die Bluenote |ˈbluːnoʊt ˈbluː ˈnoʊt ˈbluːnoʊt ˈbluː ˈnoʊt |die Blue Note; Genitiv: der Blue Note, Blue Notes die Bluenote; Genitiv: der Bluenote, Plural: die Bluenotes englisch-amerikanisch erniedrigter 3. bzw. 7. Ton der Durtonleiter im Blues
Blues
Blues Substantiv, maskulin , der |bluːs englisch bluːz |der Blues; Genitiv: des Blues, Plural: die Blues englisch blues, aus: the blues (für: the blue devils =die blauen Teufel ) = Anfall von Depression, Schwermut, zu: blue = bedrückend, deprimierend 1 a zur Kunstform entwickeltes, schwermütiges Volkslied der nordamerikanischen Schwarzen b ohne Plural aus dem Blues 1a entstandene ältere Form des Jazz 2 zu den nordamerikanischen Tänzen gehörender Gesellschaftstanz in langsamem 44 -Takt
Bluescreen
Blue screen , Blue Screen Substantiv, maskulin , der Blue Screen |ˈbluːskriːn ˈbluːskriːn |der Bluescreen; Genitiv: des Bluescreen [s ], Plural: die Bluescreens der Blue Screen; Genitiv: des Blue Screen [s ], Blue Screens englisch blue screen, aus: blue = blau und screen (Bild )schirm, (Lein )wand Bluebox
Bluetooth
Blue tooth Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , der oder das ® |ˈbluːtuːθ |der oder das Bluetooth; Genitiv: des Bluetooth [s ] englisch, eigentlich = Blauzahn, nach einem dänischen König Harald Blåtand (dänisch = Blauzahn ), dem die Vereinigung von Dänemark und Norwegen im 10. Jahrhundert zugeschrieben wird; nach seinem Vorbild soll auch dieser Standard die Kommunikationslandschaft einheitlich gestalten helfen Datenschnittstelle mit Funkübertragung für Kurzstrecken Daten per Bluetooth drahtlos mit dem PC tauschen
Bluetoothanwendung
Blue tooth an wen dung Substantiv, feminin , die Anwendungssoftware für Bluetooth
Bluette
Blu et te , Blü et te Substantiv, feminin , die Blüette |blyˈɛtə blyˈɛtə |die Bluette; Genitiv: der Bluette, Plural: die Bluetten die Blüette; Genitiv: der Blüette, Plural: die Blüetten französisch kleines, witzig-geistreiches Bühnenstück
French Dictionary
blue-jean
blue-jean ou blue-jeans n. m. nom masculin Pantalon de toile bleue très solide. : Des blue-jean (s ), un blue-jean. Note Technique Aujourd ’hui, l ’emploi du mot jean (s ) est plus fréquent.
blues
blues n. m. nom masculin Musique de jazz. Prononciation Se prononce comme le mot blouse, [bluz ]
Spanish Dictionary
bluegrass
bluegrass nombre masculino Estilo musical derivado del country y cuyas canciones se caracterizan por ser interpretadas por una banda de variados instrumentos de cuerda no eléctricos (violín, mandolina, guitarra, banjo, contrabajo ) y cantadas por varias voces :los solos instrumentales son frecuentes en el bluegrass .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘blu-gras ’.
blue jean
blue jean nombre masculino Pantalón confeccionado con tela vaquera o tejana; suele llevar doble pespunte en las costuras y remaches de cobre en la esquina de los bolsillos interiores de delante y en los superpuestos de atrás :un blue jean ajustado; me compré unos blue jeans de rebajas .SINÓNIMO bluyín, jeans, tejano, vaquero .Se pronuncia aproximadamente 'blu yin'. El plural es blue jeans y se usa también para hacer referencia a una sola prenda .
blue jeans
blue jeans nombre masculino plural ASur, Guat, Pan, Salv Pantalón confeccionado con una tela de algodón resistente, originalmente de color azul oscuro con líneas diagonales en su superficie; suele llevar doble pespunte en las costuras y remaches de cobre en la esquina de los bolsillos interiores de delante y en los superpuestos de atrás .SINÓNIMO jean, pantalón de mezclillas, pitusa, tejano, vaquero .
blues
blues nombre masculino 1 Estilo musical nacido en el sur de Estados Unidos a finales del siglo xix como derivación de las canciones de los esclavos negros de las plantaciones y que se caracteriza por su aire melancólico y sus letras sobre los problemas personales o sociales :cantante de blues; el blues está fuertemente asociado con el country y el jazz, y de él nació el rock and roll .2 Canción de este estilo :ha compuesto un blues y algunos temas de jazz .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés blues , elisión de blue (devil )s ‘(demonios ) azules ’, empleado en inglés norteamericano con el significado metafórico de ‘melancolía ’, por ser esa la característica principal de este estilo de música .Se pronuncia ‘blus ’.El plural es blues .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
blue
blue /bluː / (! blew と同音 ) 〖語源は 「輝く 」〗形容詞 ～r ; ～st 1 青い , 青色の, 空色の ,藍 （あい ）色の (!日本語の 「青い 」はしばしば英語のgreenに相当する:a green light 青信号 /green vegetables 青野菜 ) ▸ a blue sky 青い空 ▸ He had small blue eyes .彼は小さな青い目をしていた 2 (寒さ 恐怖などのため )青白い , 青ざめた, 青黒い (pale 1 )▸ go blue 青ざめる ▸ look blue 青ざめた顔をしている ▸ blue with cold 寒さで青ざめた, 非常に寒い 3 ｟くだけて ｠〖be ～〗憂うつな , 元気がない (depressed )▸ feel blue 憂うつな気分でいる 4 ｟くだけて ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗みだらな, 猥褻 （わいせつ ）な 〈話など 〉 (!日本語の 「ピンク 」と異なり, 英語のpinkにこの意味はない; ↓blue movie ) .5 (道徳的に )堅苦しい, 厳格な .6 ｟英 ｠保守党の .7 〘楽 〙ブルース調の .till [until ] one is bl ù e in the f á ce ｟くだけて ｠(疲れ果てるまで )いつまでも, 際限なく 〈文句を言う 泣き言を言うなど 〉 (!目標が達成されなかったことを含意 ) .名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖種類 具体例では 可算 〗青, 青色 , 空色, 藍色 ▸ dark [light ] blue 暗い [淡い ]青色 2 U 〖しばしば the ～s 〗〘楽 〙ブルース 〘米国南部の黒人から生まれた哀愁を帯びた歌曲 〙▸ a blues singer ブルース歌手 ▸ play the blues ブルースを演奏する 3 ｟くだけて ｠〖the ～s 〗憂うつ ▸ be in [have ] the blues 気がふさいでいる 4 C ｟英 ｠〖B- 〗(Oxford, Cambridge大学の )代表選手 (の資格 )▸ get one's Blue 代表選手になる 5 ｟文 ｠〖the ～〗(青い )空 ; 海 .6 U (警官などの )青い制服 ;〖the ～s 〗青い制服の人たち ;｟米 ｠〖しばしばB -〗(南北戦争時の )北軍 (兵士 )(↔gray )▸ the boys in blue ｟ くだけて ｠警官 ▸ the blue and the gray 北軍と南軍 7 U C 青絵の具, 青染料; (洗濯用の )青み剤 (bluing ).8 C ｟英 ｠保守党員 ▸ a true blue 忠実な (保守党の )党員 ; 信頼できる人 .9 C ｟豪 くだけて ｠けんか ; 失敗 .into the bl ú e 遠い [見えない ]所へ, かなたへ .ò ut of the bl ú e ｟くだけて ｠だしぬけに, 思いがけなく, 予告なしに .動詞 他動詞 1 ｟英 古 くだけて ｠〈金など 〉を浪費する, むだ使いする .2 …を青くする, 青く染める .～́ b à by 先天的チアノーゼ症の幼児 〘心臓障害のため皮膚が青白い 〙.B -́ B ì rd 〖the ～〗(幸福のシンボルの )青い鳥 .～̀ bl ó od 貴族 (の一員 ), 名門の家柄 .～́ b ò ok 1 ｟英 ｠〖しばしばB - B- 〗青書 〘政府 委員会の公式報告書 〙.2 ｟米 ｠(青い表紙でとじてある )大学の試験答案用紙 .3 ｟米 ｠中古車 [中古品 ]価格便覧 .4 ｟米 ｠(官庁の )職員録 ; 紳士録 .～̀ ch é ese ブルーチーズ 〘青カビ入りで香りが強い 〙.～̀ ch í p 〘株式 〙優良株 .～̀ d á hlia 世の中にないもの .～́ d è vils ｟くだけて ｠憂うつ, 気のふさぎ .～́ f ì lm ｟英 くだけて ｠＝blue movie .～́ fl à g 〘植 〙アオアヤメ 〘北米産 〙.～̀ f ú nk ひどい恐れ ; 落ち込み .～́ g ù m 〘植 〙ユーカリ (eucalyptus )の一種 .～̀ h é lmet 国連平和維持軍の兵士 〘青色のヘルメットを着用 〙.B -́ H ò use 〖the ～〗青瓦台 （せいがだい ）〘韓国大統領官邸 〙.～́ j à y 〘鳥 〙アオカケス 〘北米東部産 〙.～́ j è ans ｟米 ｠〖複数扱い 〗(青色の )ジーパン, ジーンズ (jeans ).～́ l à w ｟米 ｠(清教徒的な )厳しい法律 〘日曜日の労働や飲酒などを禁じる 〙.～̀ m ó ld [｟英 ｠m ó uld ]青カビ .～̀ M ó nday ｟米 くだけて ｠(休み明けの )憂うつな月曜日 .～̀ m ó on ｟くだけて ｠長い間 (→once in a blue moon ).～̀ m ó vie ポルノ映画 .～́ n ò te 〘楽 〙ブルーノート 〘ブルース音階で半音ずつ下げた第3音 第7音 〙.～̀ p á ges 〖複数扱い 〗(電話帳の )公官庁の部 (→yellow pages ).B -̀ P é ter 〖the ～; 時にb - p- 〗出帆旗 〘中央に白の正方形がある青旗 〙.～̀ pl à te sp é cial ｟米 ｠(料理を一皿に盛りつけた )安い定食 .～̀ r í bbon [｟英 ｠ r í band ]1 ｟主に米 ｠(競技会などの )最高賞, ブルーリボン賞 .2 (英国のガーター勲章の )青リボン .～̀ r í nse 美容ブルーリンス 〘白髪を薄青色に染める; 保守的な老婦人が好む 〙.～́ t ì t 〘鳥 〙アオガラ 〘シジュウカラ属の小鳥 〙.～̀ w á ter 大海原 .～̀ wh á le 〘動 〙シロナガスクジラ .bl ú e ness 名詞
Bluebeard
Bl ú e b è ard 名詞 1 青ひげ 〘命令に背いた6人の妻を次々と殺害した童話の人物 〙.2 C 〖時にb -〗何人も妻を殺して取り替える男 .
bluebell
bl ú e b è ll 名詞 C 〘植 〙ブルーベル 〘青色または白色の釣鐘型の花が咲く草 〙.
blueberry
bl ú e b è rry 名詞 複 -ries C U 〘植 〙ブルーベリー 〘ツツジ科コケモモ属の高木 低木の総称 〙; ブルーベリーの実 .
bluebird
bl ú e b ì rd 名詞 C 〘鳥 〙ブルーバード ; (北米産 )ルリコマドリ .
blueblack
bl ù e bl á ck 形容詞 濃紺色の, 〈インクが 〉ブルーブラックの .
blue-blooded
bl ù e-bl ó od ed /-ɪd /形容詞 貴族 (出身 )の .
bluebottle
bl ú e b ò ttle 名詞 C 1 〘虫 〙アオバエ (bluebottle fly ).2 ｟米 ｠〘植 〙ヤグルマソウ (cornflower ).
blue-chip
bl ù e-ch í p 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗(投資先として )優良の 〈株 会社 〉; 一流の, 最高の .
blue-collar
bl ù e-c ó llar 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗肉体労働 (者 )の, ブルーカラーの (↔white-collar ).名詞 C 肉体労働者 .
blue-eyed
bl ù e- é yed 形容詞 青い目をした ▸ a blue-eyed boy ｟英 けなして ｠お気に入り, ご寵愛の人 (｟男女共用 ｠favorite )
bluefish
bl ú e f ì sh 名詞 →fish C 〘魚 〙アミキリ 〘北米大西洋岸のムツの類 〙; (一般に )青色の魚 .
bluegrass
bl ú e gr à ss 名詞 1 U ブルーグラス 〘米国南西部のカントリーミュージック 〙.2 C ｟米 ｠〘植 〙イチゴツナギ 〘牧草 芝生用の草 〙.3 〖the B- 〗ブルーグラス地帯 〘米国ケンタッキー州中部 〙(Bluegrass Country [Region ]).B -̀ St á te 〖the ～〗ブルーグラス州 〘米国ケンタッキー州の愛称 〙.
blueish
blue ish /blúːɪʃ /形容詞 ＝bluish .
blueprint
bl ú e pr ì nt 名詞 C (綿密な )計画 ; 青写真 ▸ a genetic blueprint 遺伝子の青写真 (→genetic code )
blue-rinse
bl ù e-r í nse 形容詞 保守的な年配の婦人の (blue-rinsed ).～̀ br í gade ｟英 おどけて ｠保守的な年配の婦人 ; 社交 奉仕活動に熱心な年配の女性 .
blue-sky
bl ù e-sk ý 形容詞 ｟米 くだけて ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗空想的な, 非実際的な ; 無価値の .～́ l à w 青空法 〘不正証券取引を規制する法律 〙.
bluestocking
bl ú e st ò cking 〖語源は18世紀中ごろのロンドンの文学愛好家団体 Bluestocking Society 〗名詞 C ｟英 やや古 けなして ｠文学趣味 [学識 ]を持った女性 .
bluesy
blues y /blúːzi /形容詞 ブルースのような, ブルース形式の .
Bluetooth
Blue tooth /blúːtùːθ /名詞 ｟商標 ｠〘コンピュ 〙ブルートゥース 〘無線で音声やデータ通信を行う技術 〙.
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