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. |
East Indian
() Belonging to, or relating to, the East Indies. |
East Indian
(n.) A native of, or a dweller in, the East Indies. |
Indian
(a.) Of or pertaining to India proper |
Indian
(a.) Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America |
Indian
(a.) Made of maize or Indian corn |
Indian
(n.) A native or inhabitant of India. |
Indian
(n.) One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America |
Quail
(v. i.) To die |
Quail
(v. i.) To become quelled |
Quail
(v. t.) To cause to fail in spirit or power |
Quail
(v. i.) To curdle |
Quail
(n.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). |
Quail
(n.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica). |
Quail
(n.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. |
Quail
(n.) A prostitute |
Sanders-blue
(n.) See Saunders-blue. |
Saunders-blue
(n.) A kind of color prepared from calcined lapis lazuli |
Sea quail
() The turnstone. |
Sevres blue
() A very light blue. |
Sky-blue
(a.) Having the blue color of the sky |
Smalt-blue
(a.) Deep blue, like smalt. |
True-blue
(a.) Of inflexible honesty and fidelity |
True-blue
(n.) A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity. |
Turnbull's blue
() The double cyanide of ferrous and ferric iron, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, used in dyeing, calico printing, etc. Cf. Prussian blue, under Prussian. |
West Indian
() Belonging or relating to the West Indies. |
West Indian
() A native of, or a dweller in, the West Indies. |
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 |
Indian Mutiny
Sepoy Mutiny | discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in and , the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow) |
| French and Indian War | a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes), - |
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 |
hill myna
Indian grackle
grackle Gracula religiosa | glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech |
blue jay
jaybird
Cyanocitta cristata | common jay of eastern North America, bright blue with grey breast |
blue mockingbird
Melanotis caerulescens | mockingbird of Mexico |
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 |
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 |
Indian rat snake
Ptyas mucosus | enter buildings in pursuit of prey |
Indian python
Python molurus | very large python of southeast Asia |
Indian cobra
Naja naja | a cobra of tropical Africa and Asia |
bobwhite
bobwhite quail
partridge | a popular North American game bird, named for its call |
| Old World quail | small game bird with a rounded body and small tail |
migratory quail
Coturnix coturnix
Coturnix communis | the typical Old World quail |
blue peafowl
Pavo cristatus | peafowl of India and Ceylon |
| quail | small gallinaceous game birds |
California quail
Lofortyx californicus | plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon |
mountain quail
mountain partridge
Oreortyx picta palmeri | California partridge, slightly larger than the California quail |
bluewing
blue-winged teal
Anas discors | American teal |
blue goose
Chen caerulescens | North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter |
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 |
button quail
button-quail
bustard quail
hemipode | small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe, classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains |
striped button quail
Turnix sylvatica | a variety of button quail having stripes |
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 |
Indian mongoose
Herpestes nyula | keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret, often domesticated |
| blue | any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae |
cayuse
Indian pony | a small native range horse |
Indian rhinoceros
Rhinoceros unicornis | having one horn |
Malayan tapir
Indian tapir
Tapirus indicus | a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra |
| Indian buffalo | upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive, used for draft and milk |
nilgai
nylghai
nylghau
blue bull
Boselaphus tragocamelus | large Indian antelope, male is blue-grey with white markings, female is brownish with no horns |
Indian elephant
Elephas maximus | Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male |
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 |
blue marlin
Makaira nigricans | largest marlin, may reach pounds, found worldwide in warm seas |
amobarbital sodium
blue
blue angel
blue devil
Amytal | the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate, used as a sedative and a hypnotic |