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▸ noun: any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
▸ noun: blue clothing ("She was wearing blue")
▸ noun: the color of the clear sky in the daytime ("He had eyes of bright blue")
▸ noun: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue ("The Union army was a vast blue")
▸ noun: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
▸ noun: the sky as viewed during daylight ("He shot an arrow into the blue")
▸ noun: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
▸ verb: turn blue
▸ adjective: used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) ("A ragged blue line")
▸ adjective: suggestive of sexual impropriety ("A blue movie")
▸ adjective: causing dejection ("A blue day")
▸ adjective: having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky ("October's bright blue weather- Helen Hunt Jackson")
▸ adjective: low in spirits ("Lonely and blue in a strange city")
▸ adjective: characterized by profanity or cursing ("Blue language")
▸ adjective: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy ("A blue family")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 9090 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1162)
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▸ Words similar to blue
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▸ Popular nouns described by blue
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▸ noun: any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
▸ noun: blue clothing ("She was wearing blue")
▸ noun: the color of the clear sky in the daytime ("He had eyes of bright blue")
▸ noun: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue ("The Union army was a vast blue")
▸ noun: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
▸ noun: the sky as viewed during daylight ("He shot an arrow into the blue")
▸ noun: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
▸ verb: turn blue
▸ adjective: used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) ("A ragged blue line")
▸ adjective: suggestive of sexual impropriety ("A blue movie")
▸ adjective: causing dejection ("A blue day")
▸ adjective: having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky ("October's bright blue weather- Helen Hunt Jackson")
▸ adjective: low in spirits ("Lonely and blue in a strange city")
▸ adjective: characterized by profanity or cursing ("Blue language")
▸ adjective: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy ("A blue family")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 9090 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1162)
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to blue
▸ Usage examples for blue
▸ Popular adjectives describing blue
▸ Popular nouns described by blue
▸ Words that often appear near blue
▸ Rhymes of blue
▸ Invented words related to blue