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blue

Definition for blue

adjective as in sky, sea color

adjective as in vulgar

Strongest match

dirty

Strong match

bawdy

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As afternoon turned to evening Tuesday, the blue skies over the city gave way to clouds and drizzle.

On a Tuesday morning, with weather conditions declared favourable, Mr Fall readies his wooden canoe painted with patterns of red, blue, yellow and other colours.

From BBC

She telephoned famous anthropologist Louis Leakey out of the blue just hoping for some advice.

From Salon

Education Secretary Phillipson and former Commons Leader Powell both wore dark blue dresses as they sat to one side of the giant stage, with a large podium standing empty in the middle.

From BBC

“There’s no Republican or Democratic thermometer — red and blue state alike, and countries around the world, are facing this climate-fueled insurance crisis. And California is taking action,” Newsom said in a statement accompanying his order.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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