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Meaning of blues
noun
- 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.
- A blue dye or pigment.
- Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.
- Blue clothing Example: The boys in blue marched to the pipers.
- (in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues.
noun
- (usually in the plural) A feeling of sadness or depression. Example: I've got the blues today.
- A musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale. Example: A large portion of modern popular music is influenced by the blues.
- A uniform made principally of a blue fabric. Example: The marched in their dress blues.
- Any of a number of sports teams which wear blue kit.
verb
- To make or become blue.
- To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.
- (laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid)
- To spend (money) extravagantly; to blow.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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