blue
adjective
/bluː/
Word Forms
| adjective | blue |
| comparative | bluer |
| superlative | bluest |
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- 1something that is blue is the same colour as the sky on a clear sunny day. If something is similar to this colour, you can say that it is a bluish colour
He looked at her with his pale blue eyes.
The sky was gloriously blue.
blue with cold:My fingers were turning blue with cold.
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific coloursalabasteramberamethyst - 2informalfeeling rather sad
She usually calls her mother when she’s feeling blue.
Synonyms and related wordsFeeling sad or unhappysadunhappygloomy - 3informal old-fashioneddealing with sex in a way that some people find offensiveSynonyms and related wordsDescribing offensive languagedirtyobsceneabusiveSynonyms and related wordsRelating or referring to sex and sexual activitysexualromanticanimalSee alsoblue movie
phrases
blue
adjective
/blu/
Word Forms
| adjective | blue |
| comparative | bluer |
| superlative | bluest |
© Macmillan Education Limited
- 1something that is blue is the same color as the sky on a clear sunny day. If something is similar to this color, you can say that it is a bluish color
He looked at her with his pale blue eyes.
The sky was gloriously blue.
blue with cold:My fingers were turning blue with cold.
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific colorsalabasteramberamethyst - 2informalfeeling slightly sad
She usually calls her mother when she’s feeling blue.
Synonyms and related wordsFeeling sad or unhappysadunhappygloomy - 3informal old-fashioneddealing with sex in a way that some people find offensiveSynonyms and related wordsDescribing offensive languagedirtyobsceneabusiveSynonyms and related wordsRelating or referring to sex and sexual activitysexualromanticanimalSee alsoblue movie
phrases
blue
noun
/bluː/
Word Forms
| singular | blue |
| plural | blues |
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- 1countable/uncountable the colour of the sky on a clear sunny day
The boy was dressed all in blue.
The room had been decorated using bright blues and yellows.
Synonyms and related wordsColoursapricotaquaaquamarine - 2
blue
orcountable a person who has played for Oxford University or Cambridge University in a sportBlue
He was a cricket Blue at Oxford.
Synonyms and related wordsPlayers and positions in various sportsall-AmericanA. N. Otherback - 3countable Australianan argumentSynonyms and related wordsArgumentsargumentdisagreementconflict
phrases
blue
noun
/blu/
Word Forms
| singular | blue |
| plural | blues |
© Macmillan Education Limited
- 1countable/uncountable the color of the sky on a clear sunny day
The boy was dressed all in blue.
The room had been painted in bright blues and yellows.
Synonyms and related wordsColorsapricotaquaaquamarine - 2
blue
orcountable a person who has played for Oxford University or Cambridge University in a sportBlue
He was a cricket Blue at Oxford.
Synonyms and related wordsPlayers and positions in various sportsall-Americanbackbackfield
phrases
blue
verb
- 1to put on the ambulance’s blue light and siren when taking a critically ill patient to hospitalAre we going to blue this one?Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 17/09/2014
blue
verb
- 1to put on the ambulance’s blue light and siren when taking a critically ill patient to hospitalAre we going to blue this one?Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 17/09/2014