Word Finder - blues

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The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this.

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A blue dye or pigment.

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Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.

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Blue clothing

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The boys in blue marched to the pipers.

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(in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues.

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A member of law enforcement

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The sky, literally or figuratively.

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His request for leave came out of the blue.

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The ocean; deep waters.

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The far distance; a remote or distant place.

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Anything blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in color.

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A dog or cat with a slaty gray coat.

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One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points.

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Any of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings.

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A bluefish.

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An argument.

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A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes.

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A type of firecracker.

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A bluestocking.

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One of the three color charges for quarks.

But, speaking generally, Japanese blues do not rank on the same decorative level with those of China.

His colouring for the most part is unpleasing, partly owing to his violent treatment of skies with crude blues and orange, and his chiaroscuro usually is much exaggerated.

He was himself a Tory, not from rational conviction - for his serious opinion was that one form of government was just as good or as bad as another - but from mere passion, such as inflamed the Capulets against the Montagues, or the Blues of the Roman circus against the Greens.

To diversify properly and mingle well together the reds, whites, purples, yellows and blues, with all their intervening shades, requires considerable taste and powers of combination; and ascertained failures may be rectified at the proper time the next season.

The blue or green color was made by fritting together silica, lime, alkaline carbonate and copper carbonate; the latter varied from 3% in delicate blues to 20% in deep purple.blues.

The apartment overlooked the beautiful blues and greens of the ocean.

On the other hand, yellows are superabundant in autumn, and therefore reds and blues should then be sought for.

Despite the political power-player setting, the restaurant has a relaxed atmosphere, with an ambiance set by jazz and blues music.

White, for instance, should be much employed in July, to break the duller blues and purples which then preponderate.

At the head of the Blues he was one of the cavalry leaders halted at the critical moment by Sackville, and when in consequence that officer was sent home in disgrace, Lieut.-General Lord Granby succeeded to the command of the British contingent in Ferdinand's army, having 32,000 men under his orders at the beginning of 1760.

You can read more about the blues voodoo on the interviews page.

But the away side regained the lead after 59 minutes thanks to a weak defensive clearance from the Blues.

Blue is the South-East London blues of Billy Jenkins, who plays the guitar like a clown, a truly sad clown.

This CD - Live Style - is a must for any discerning blues collector, Blues - Italian Style - Family Style.

Presented by Classic rock magazine, making it the perfect gift for any blues rock completist.

I was just playing this soft blues which is very contagious, catchy.

Edith Frost is living, wonderful and irrefutable proof that even cowgirls really do get the blues.

The Scottish Blues Brothers are direct descendants of old Blind Doug himself.

With this kind of positive attitude, you will attain a cheerful disposition to beat the blues.

Most of the tracks have a blues feeling to them each very downbeat.

Their sound is in equal measures funky, metal and classic blues all drenched in the history of latter.

Any woman who has been through pregnancy will easily empathize with at least some of the words in ' The Big Belly Blues ' !

Ubiquitous and cunning, he fed captain Simon Frost for a try that embodied the team ethic that the Blues ' were now demonstrating.

The Band of the Blues and Royals will entertain and play a fanfare on the Queen's arrival.

Price - Vinyl Album = £ 11.99 CD = £ 12.99 Ace debut LP from the gritty retro soul blues funk rock combo.

This technique means that colors appear grainy, so that even the blues and greens of the store workers ' uniforms are drab.

Pastels and lively colors were worn, but neutral grays, browns, and blues were more common.

Harlequins come to town to take on the Newbury Blues.

Their sound includes off-kilter lyrics, blues guitar jangle and wailing harmonica, low down funky drums and fat jazz double bass.

There is also a move away from the blues harmonica toward more tracks featuring Steve Winwood's Organ playing.

Interests include playing and umpiring hockey and she co-founded the Phoenix Blues Ladies Hockey Club.

The rich blues of the globe thistle and sea holly against the bold yellow of the yarrow is a sight to behold.

Why did Brian get hooked on the blues in the first place?

Many are brilliantly hued in blues, greens, violets, reds and browns; several appear metallic.

And to Gene Norman, who had a blues jamboree, and to Johnny Otis.

Well, Jethro Tull with their blues rock leanings, with their later poppier albums.

As the double bass kicks in and the Harrison inflected guitars start to grind out catchy blues licks, something becomes abundantly clear.

Stabbed in the back by a jealous lover is another Blues way to die.

He also played some good mandolin including a Monroe style mandolin blues.

Although he specializes in blues and rag-time guitars he also makes a mean range of other instruments including mandolins, electrics and basses.

Between 1893 and 1909 six brothers all matriculated at Queens ' and all six won football blues.

Cracking Up bursts with joyously melodic verve, while Blue Bottle takes a turn through spare acoustic blues melancholia to artfully naïve effect.

Le cure for le blues, kwickly raising spirits for romantic moods nearer than you think, when you take the Chunnel link!

He sounds a lot closer to his blues roots, whilst still trying to reach a state of musical nirvana.

It is certain he watched from the wings as the kings of rhythm, & blues and early soul out did each other onstage.

It introduces patterns characteristic of the idiom, such as modes,, the blues scale and the minor pentatonic.

When we play there it's a perfect place to swing the blues.

But the away side was far too profligate in front of goal, allowing the Blues to come away with victory.

Big weekend for the Blues Council traveler stance ` unlawful ' Hotel revamp fails to win approval Politicians reject proposal for Lidl.. .

Big weekend for the Blues Council traveler stance ` unlawful ' hotel revamp fails to win approval Politicians reject proposal for Lidl.. .