Banded
(imp. & p. p.) of Band |
Blue
(superl.) Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker |
Blue
(superl.) Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame |
Blue
(superl.) Low in spirits |
Blue
(superl.) Suited to produce low spirits |
Blue
(superl.) Severe or over strict in morals |
Blue
(superl.) Literary |
Blue
(n.) One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism |
Blue
(n.) A pedantic woman |
Blue
(pl.) Low spirits |
Blue
(v. t.) To make blue |
Blue bonnet
(n.) Alt. of Blue-bonnet |
Blue-bonnet
(n.) A broad, flat Scottish cap of blue woolen, or one wearing such cap |
Blue-bonnet
(n.) A plant. Same as Bluebottle. |
Blue-bonnet
(n.) The European blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus) |
Blue book
() A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper covers. |
Blue book
() The United States official "Biennial Register." |
Blue-eye
(n.) The blue-cheeked honeysucker of Australia. |
Blue-eyed
(a.) Having blue eyes. |
Blue-eyed grass
() a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps), with small flowers of a delicate blue color. |
Blue grass
() A species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils |
Blue jay
() The common jay of the United States (Cyanocitta, or Cyanura, cristata). The predominant color is bright blue. |
Blue-john
(n.) A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used for ornamental purposes. |
Blue-veined
(a.) Having blue veins or blue streaks. |
Breasted
(imp. & p. p.) of Breast |
Breasted
(a.) Having a breast |
Chicken-breasted
(a.) Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column. |
Close-banded
(a.) Closely united. |
Cross-banded
(a.) A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grain of it is contrary to the general surface. |
Double-breasted
(a.) Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side |
Pigeon-breasted
(a.) Having a breast like a pigeon, -- the sternum being so prominent as to constitute a deformity |
Rail
(n.) An outer cloak or covering |
Rail
(v. i.) To flow forth |
Rail
(n.) A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc. |
Rail
(n.) A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style. |
Rail
(n.) A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc. |
Rail
(n.) The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks. |
Rail
(n.) The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed. |
Rail
(v. t.) To inclose with rails or a railing. |
Rail
(v. t.) To range in a line. |
Rail
(v.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidae, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds. |
Rail
(v. i.) To use insolent and reproachful language |
Rail
(v. t.) To rail at. |
Rail
(v. t.) To move or influence by railing. |
Sanders-blue
(n.) See Saunders-blue. |
Saunders-blue
(n.) A kind of color prepared from calcined lapis lazuli |
Sevres blue
() A very light blue. |
Single-breasted
(a.) Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only |
Sky-blue
(a.) Having the blue color of the sky |
Smalt-blue
(a.) Deep blue, like smalt. |
rail technology
railroading | the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads |
blue wall of silence
blue wall
wall of silence | the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers, the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up |
cyanobacteria
blue-green algae | predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll, occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats, important as phytoplankton |
bonito shark
blue pointed
Isurus glaucus | common blue-grey shark of southwest Pacific, sport and food fish |
blue shark
great blue shark
Prionace glauca | slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark, blue body shades to white belly, dangerous especially during maritime disasters |
yellow-breasted bunting
Emberiza aureola | common in Russia and Siberia |
yellow-breasted chat
Icteria virens | American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds |
blue jay
jaybird
Cyanocitta cristata | common jay of eastern North America, bright blue with grey breast |
blue mockingbird
Melanotis caerulescens | mockingbird of Mexico |
red-breasted nuthatch
Sitta canadensis | bluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast, of northern coniferous forests |
white-breasted nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis | bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast, of eastern North America |
blue tit
tomtit
Parus caeruleus | widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head |
blue-headed vireo
Vireo solitarius solitarius | common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-grey head |
Cooper's hawk
blue darter
Accipiter cooperii | bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight |
| banded gecko | any of several geckos with dark bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids, of United States southwest and Florida Gulf Coast |
western fence lizard
swift blue-belly
Sceloporus occidentalis | common western lizard, seen on logs or rocks |
blue racer
Coluber constrictor flaviventris | bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas |
common water snake
banded water snake
Natrix sipedon
Nerodia sipedon | in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia, western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water |
banded sand snake
Chilomeniscus cinctus | a sand snake of southwestern United States, lives in fine to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it `swims', banding resembles that of coral snakes |
banded krait
banded adder
Bungarus fasciatus | sluggish krait banded with black and yellow |
timber rattlesnake
banded rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus horridus | widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States |
blue peafowl
Pavo cristatus | peafowl of India and Ceylon |
red-breasted sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius ruber | western North American sapsucker |
bluewing
blue-winged teal
Anas discors | American teal |
red-breasted merganser
Mergus serrator | widely distributed merganser of America and Europe |
blue goose
Chen caerulescens | North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter |
numbat
banded anteater
anteater Myrmecobius fasciatus | small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites, nearly extinct |
bluepoint
blue point | small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island |
blue crab
Callinectes sapidus | bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America |
great blue heron
Ardea herodius | large American heron having bluish-grey plumage |
little blue heron
Egretta caerulea | small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere |
| rail | any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud |
corncrake
land rail
Crex crex | common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields |
red-breasted snipe
Limnodromus scolopaceus | a dowitcher with a red breast |
banded stilt
Cladorhyncus leucocephalum | web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings |
blue whale
sulfur bottom
Balaenoptera musculus | largest mammal ever known, bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere |
| Kerry blue terrier | an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat |
| blue fox | a variety of Arctic fox having a pale grey winter coat |
| blue point Siamese | Siamese cat having a bluish creamolored body and dark grey points |
banded palm civet
Hemigalus hardwickii | an East Indian civet |
banded purple
white admiral Limenitis arthemis | North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band |
| blue | any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae |
nilgai
nylghai
nylghau
blue bull
Boselaphus tragocamelus | large Indian antelope, male is blue-grey with white markings, female is brownish with no horns |
peba
nine-banded armadillo
Texas armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus | having nine hinged bands of bony plates, ranges from Texas to Paraguay |
apar
three-banded armadillo
Tolypeutes tricinctus | South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates |
blue catfish
blue cat
blue channel catfish
blue channel cat | a large catfish of the Mississippi valley |
coho
cohoe
coho salmon
blue jack
silver salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch | small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes |
blue pike
blue pickerel
blue pikeperch
blue walleye
Strizostedion vitreum glaucum | variety inhabiting the Great Lakes |
runner
blue runner
Caranx crysos | fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil |
rudderfish banded rudderfish
Seriola zonata | fish having the habit of following ships, found in North American and South American coastal waters |