cobalt
(koʊbɔːlt )
1. uncountable noun
Cobalt is a hard silvery-white metal which is used to harden steel and for producing a blue dye.
...a country rich in copper, cobalt and diamonds.
2. colour
Cobalt or cobalt blue is a deep-blue colour.
They walked past stalls selling huge sprays of crimson, saffron and cobalt flowers.
...a woman in a soft cobalt blue dress.
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Translations:
Chinese: 钴
Japanese: コバルト
- take the chair
- take the consequences
- take the consequences/face the consequences
- take the edge off
- take the edge off something
- take the ferry
- take the flak
- take the floor
- take the gilt off the gingerbread
- take the guesswork out of
- take the helm
- take the high road
- take the initiative
- take the knee
- take the law into your own hands
- take the law into your own hands
- take the liberty of doing something
- take the mickey
- take the place of
- take the place of/take sb's place
- take the plunge
- take the rap
- take the rap
- take the reins
- take the rise out of someone