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blues

/bluːz/

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Examples :

"The artist used shades of blues in her painting to depict the vast ocean. "

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A blue dye or pigment.

Examples :

"The artist used a vibrant blues pigment in her painting. "

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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

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Examples :

"The boys in blue marched to the pipers."

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(in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues.

Examples :

"The police officer wore his blues to work today. "

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A member of law enforcement

Examples :

"The school principal called the blues to investigate the vandalism. "

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The sky, literally or figuratively.

Examples :

"His request for leave came out of the blue."

weather space nature color

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The ocean; deep waters.

Examples :

"The fishing boat sailed out into the blues, hoping to catch some tuna. "

ocean nautical nature environment

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The far distance; a remote or distant place.

Examples :

"The hiking trail showed the beautiful blues of the distant mountains. "

space geography place

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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. "

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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. "

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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

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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

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Examples :

"The fisherman caught a big blues and brought it home for dinner. "

fish animal food

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Examples :

"The teacher had a blues with the students about their late homework. "

communication language

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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

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A type of firecracker.

Examples :

"The children were excited to light the blues during the Fourth of July celebration. "

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A bluestocking.

Examples :

"My aunt is a known blues; she's very intelligent and enjoys discussing serious literature. "

culture literature person

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One of the three color charges for quarks.

Examples :

"The physicist's research focused on the different blues color charges of the quarks. "

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(usually in the plural) A feeling of sadness or depression.

Examples :

"The heavy workload at work brought on a feeling of blues. "

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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

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A uniform made principally of a blue fabric.

Examples :

"The marched in their dress blues."

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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. "

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To make or become blue.

Examples :

"The artist was trying to blues her painting by adding more indigo. "

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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

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(laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid)

Examples :

"Mom blued the whites before putting them in the laundry basket. "

utility material

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To spend (money) extravagantly; to blow.

Examples :

"My brother blued his allowance on video games this week. "

economy finance