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Word: Blue
Speech Type: Noun
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)
bluː
blue colour or pigment
Short Definition:blue colour
Examples:- she was dressed in blue
- the dark blue of his eyes
- armchairs in pastel blues and greens
a small butterfly, the male of which is predominantly blue while the female is typically brown.
Short Definition:butterfly
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
Short Definition:Oxford or Cambridge University sports player
Examples:- a flyweight boxing blue
an argument or fight
Short Definition:argument or fight
Examples:- did you have a blue or what?
a mistake
Short Definition:mistake
Examples:- his tactical blue in saying the opposition wasn't ready to govern
a nickname for a red-headed person
Short Definition:red-headed person
Examples:- only an Aussie could make a red-headed man ‘Blue.’
a supporter of the Conservative Party.
Short Definition:Conservative person
Word: Blue
Speech Type: Verb
bluː
make or become blue
Short Definition:make or become blue
Examples:- the light dims, bluing the retina
- blued paper
- the day would haze, the air bluing with afternoon
wash (white clothes) with bluing
Short Definition:wash clothes with bluing
Examples:- they blued the shirts and starched the uniforms
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