blue
- adjective
- /bluː/
- Archaic
- Unfortunately, much has happened since the Blue Lake victory to undercut the positive precedent it set.
- worn uniforms of blue
Examples
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Still, the inning ended with the Blue Streaks ahead, three to nothing.
Fiction book (1997) -
Blue Leader to Blue Flight.
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This is no longer a Blue Unit operation.
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May report to the blue station located on the north lawn.
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Blue team is on point, red is rolling.
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And his opponent in the blue corner, he fights out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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And Hilda Murray was receiving guests in blue uniforms in her lab at Columbia.
Fiction book (1995) -
Then a turn in the road and the men in blue marched onward, all strong, tall, and fierce.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's inspiring to see the brave soldiers in blue working hard to defend our country.
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During the Civil War, the Union soldiers wore distinctive blue uniforms to distinguish themselves in battle.
Idioms
You must choose between two options that are both bad
To start something that quickly becomes exciting or causes strong debate
Compounds
- US
A range of Appalachian mountains from Pennsylvania to Georgia that look blue from far away
A mountain range in the eastern United States from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
- Specialized
A share of a large, well-known company that is safe and pays steady dividends
- US
A bluish crab that lives on North America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts and is eaten for its sweet meat
- Formal
An independent group of respected experts who study a public problem and give advice
- Specialized
Tiny living things in water that make food from light and often look blue-green
- Jargon
An unwritten rule among police officers not to report a colleague's illegal actions to protect them from punishment
A large bird with blue-grey feathers, long legs and a long neck that lives near water
- Specialized
Bright blue electric flashes that shoot up from thundercloud tops into the upper sky
- US
A type of walleye fish with bluish color that lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct
- Specialized
A musical note played a bit lower in jazz and blues to sound sad and emotional
- Specialized
A dark green dye used to stain cells, act as an antiseptic, and treat cyanide poisoning
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blue for the Union side in the American Civil War comes from their blue uniforms, so soldiers of that side were called 'the blues'.