- blue adj
- The seascape painter who spilled paint on herself was feeling quite blue.
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blue adj
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blue-screen — blueˈ screen adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑blue * * * adj. [attrib.] Cinematography denoting a special effects technique in which scenes shot against a blue background are superimposed on other scenes … Useful english dictionary
blue-hot — adj. Relating to the intense anger felt by activists within the U.S. Democratic party, particularly regarding the results of the 2000 presidential election and the Florida recount (cf. white hot ). blue hot n. Such a Democratic party activist.… … New words
blue — [blo͞o] adj. [ME & OFr bleu < Frank * blao < IE base * bhlē wos, light colored, blue, blond, yellow > L flavus, yellow, Brythonic blawr, gray, OE blæwen, blue, Ger blau] 1. having the color of the clear sky or the deep sea 2. having a… … English World dictionary
blue-skyed — blue sky «BLOO SKY», adjective, verb. blue skied or blue skyed, blue skying. Informal. –adj. 1. a) worthless; unsound: »a blue sky stock. b) preventing the sale of worthless stocks and bonds: » … Useful english dictionary
blue-skied — blue sky «BLOO SKY», adjective, verb. blue skied or blue skyed, blue skying. Informal. –adj. 1. a) worthless; unsound: »a blue sky stock. b) preventing the sale of worthless stocks and bonds: » … Useful english dictionary
blue ribbon — also blue rib|and BrE [ˌblu: ˈrıbənd] n the first prize in a competition, sometimes consisting of a small piece of blue material >blue ribbon also blue riband BrE adj [only before noun] ▪ the club s prized blue riband award … Dictionary of contemporary English
Blue blood — (bl[=u] bl[u^]d ), n. 1. a member of the nobility or aristocracy, or a person of high social status. [1913 Webster] 2. the quality of status that qualifies one as a {blue blood}; used metaphorically, as They have blue blood in their veins. .… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blue-blooded — Blue blood Blue blood (bl[=u] bl[u^]d ), n. 1. a member of the nobility or aristocracy, or a person of high social status. [1913 Webster] 2. the quality of status that qualifies one as a {blue blood}; used metaphorically, as They have blue blood… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blue chip — n: a stock issue of high investment quality that usu. pertains to a substantial well established company and enjoys public confidence in its worth and stability blue–chip adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
blue chip — adj [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: blue chip blue counter of high value used in gambling (1900 2000)] blue chip companies/shares etc companies or ↑shares that make a profit and are considered safe >blue chip n … Dictionary of contemporary English
