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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • astronomy Of the higher-frequency region of the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
  • entertainment|informal Pornographic.
  • of steak Extra rare; left very red and cold.
  • Having a color shade close to blue.
  • informal Depressed, melancholic, sad.
  • politics Supportive of, run by, or dominated by a poltical party represented by the colour blue. (e.g. The Conservatives, the Democrats)

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Noun:

  • A blue dye or pigment.
  • A bluefish.
  • A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes.
  • Anything blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in color.
  • Blue clothing
  • Bluing.
  • British a type of firecracker
  • blue 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.
  • Australian|colloquial An argument.
  • snooker One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 5 points.
  • plural A blue uniform. See blues.
  • The ocean; deep waters.
  • The sky, literally or figuratively.

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Proper noun:

  • A male nickname, occasionally used as a formal given name.
  • rare female|from=English, typically used in conjoined names like Bonnie Blue or Blue Bell.
  • from=German An anglicization of de Blau|lang=de.

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Verb:

  • ergative To make or become blue.
  • metallurgy To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.

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