noun Download 🔗Share The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this. Examples : "The artist used shades of blues in her painting to depict the vast ocean. " color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A blue dye or pigment. Examples : "The artist used a vibrant blues pigment in her painting. " color material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of several processes to protect metal against rust. Examples : "The car's metal parts needed a coat of blues to prevent rust. " process material chemistry industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Blue clothing Examples : "The boys in blue marched to the pipers." wear color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues. Examples : "The police officer wore his blues to work today. " wear military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A member of law enforcement Examples : "The school principal called the blues to investigate the vandalism. " police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sky, literally or figuratively. Examples : "His request for leave came out of the blue." weather space nature color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The ocean; deep waters. Examples : "The fishing boat sailed out into the blues, hoping to catch some tuna. " ocean nautical nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The far distance; a remote or distant place. Examples : "The hiking trail showed the beautiful blues of the distant mountains. " space geography place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in color. Examples : "The artist used shades of blues in her painting to represent the calming sky. " color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dog or cat with a slaty gray coat. Examples : "The old dog, a beautiful blues, was a favorite among the children at the park. " animal color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points. Examples : "The snooker player pocketed the blue and scored five points. " sport game color point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings. Examples : "The children spotted several blues flitting around the garden. " animal insect nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bluefish. Examples : "The fisherman caught a big blues and brought it home for dinner. " fish animal food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An argument. Examples : "The teacher had a blues with the students about their late homework. " communication language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes. Examples : "My mom added some blues to the laundry wash to keep her white shirts from turning yellow. " color substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of firecracker. Examples : "The children were excited to light the blues during the Fourth of July celebration. " item weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bluestocking. Examples : "My aunt is a known blues; she's very intelligent and enjoys discussing serious literature. " culture literature person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the three color charges for quarks. Examples : "The physicist's research focused on the different blues color charges of the quarks. " physics color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually in the plural) A feeling of sadness or depression. Examples : "The heavy workload at work brought on a feeling of blues. " emotion mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale. Examples : "A large portion of modern popular music is influenced by the blues." music culture entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A uniform made principally of a blue fabric. Examples : "The marched in their dress blues." military wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of a number of sports teams which wear blue kit. Examples : "The school's basketball team, the Blue Devils, are known for their blues. " sport group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make or become blue. Examples : "The artist was trying to blues her painting by adding more indigo. " color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust. Examples : "The mechanic bluesed the steel parts of the car to prevent them from rusting. " material chemistry technology industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid) Examples : "Mom blued the whites before putting them in the laundry basket. " utility material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To spend (money) extravagantly; to blow. Examples : "My brother blued his allowance on video games this week. " economy finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading