papillon bleu

Phonetic: "/bluː/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: 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.

Definition: A blue dye or pigment.

Definition: Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.

Definition: Blue clothing

Example: The boys in blue marched to the pipers.

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

Definition: A member of law enforcement

Definition: The sky, literally or figuratively.

Example: His request for leave came out of the blue.

Definition: The ocean; deep waters.

Definition: The far distance; a remote or distant place.

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

Definition: A dog or cat with a slaty gray coat.

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

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

Definition: A bluefish.

Definition: An argument.

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

Definition: A type of firecracker.

Definition: A bluestocking.

Definition: One of the three color charges for quarks.

Phonetic: "/bluː/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To make or become blue.

Definition: To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.

Definition: (laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid)

Definition: To spend (money) extravagantly; to blow.

Phonetic: "/bluː/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Of the colour blue.

Example: the deep blue sea

Definition: Depressed, melancholic, sad.

Definition: Pale, without redness or glare; said of a flame.

Example: The candle burns blue.

Definition: Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by a political party represented by the colour blue.

Definition: Of the higher-frequency region of the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.

Definition: (of steak) Extra rare; left very raw and cold.

Definition: (of a dog or cat) Having a coat of fur of a slaty gray shade.

Definition: Severe or overly strict in morals; gloomy.

Example: blue and sour religionists;  blue laws

Definition: (of women) literary; bluestockinged.

Definition: Having a color charge of blue.

Definition: (entertainment) Risque or obscene

Example: His material is too blue for prime-time

Phonetic: "/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.

Definition: A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.

Example: butterfly tape

Definition: The butterfly stroke.

Definition: (in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.

Example: I get terrible butterflies before an exam.

Definition: Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.

Phonetic: "/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.

Example: Butterfly the chicken before you grill it.

Definition: To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.