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bleu (BLOO) (adjective)
1. A reference to people who are able to cook food to the highest standard: Floyd was described as a cordon (ribbon) bleu chef.
2. A French word for "blue": The group had cordon bleu cuisine for their evening meal.
3. A cheese containing a blue mold; such as, a semisoft cheese made of cow's milk and having a greenish blue mold and a strong flavor: At the end of Lillian's French meal, she had some bleu cheese.
2. A French word for "blue": The group had cordon bleu cuisine for their evening meal.
3. A cheese containing a blue mold; such as, a semisoft cheese made of cow's milk and having a greenish blue mold and a strong flavor: At the end of Lillian's French meal, she had some bleu cheese.
blew (BLOO) (verb)
The past tense of "blow" or having produced an air current: The wind blew hard during the night.
blue (BLOO) (adjective)
A color: Alvin wore a blue shirt with a matching blue tie.
The wind blew Edna's blue napkin onto the bleu cheese sandwich which was prepared by a cordon bleu chef who was working at the picnic.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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(Latin: sky-blue color; dark blue, azure)
(Modern Latin: chemical element; from Latin, caesius, bluish gray; sky blue; metal)
(Modern Latin: chemical element; from Latin, indicum, indigo [a blue Indian dye]; metal)
(Greek: the color blue, dark blue)
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blue nevus
A dark blue nevus covered by smooth skin.
It is composed of melanin-pigmented spindle cells in the mid-dermis.
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naevus, nevus, nevo-, nev- +
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blue pus
Purulence with a blue tint caused by pigment pyocyanin; usually associated with infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
blue rubber blep nevus
An erectile, easily compressable, bluish, cavernous hemangioma that is present in the skin and gastrointestinal tract.
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naevus, nevus, nevo-, nev- +
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A bluish discoloration of perceived objects or things that are seen.
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vid-, video-, vis-, -vision, -visional, -visionally, visuo-, vu-
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cerulean blue
1. A light-blue to strong greenish-blue color.
2. A pigment used in painting consisting mainly of oxides of tin and cobalt, chiefly characterized by its greenish-blue color and permanence.
2. A pigment used in painting consisting mainly of oxides of tin and cobalt, chiefly characterized by its greenish-blue color and permanence.
electric blue
A harsh, bright, slightly greenish blue.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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“blue”
blue shift
A manifestation of the Doppler effect in which an object appears bluer when it is moving towards the observer or the observer is moving towards it. Blue light has a higher frequency than other colors in the spectrum.
The blue shift is the opposite of the red shift.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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blue-ribbon jury
A jury considered by either side, prosecution or defense, to be ideal because of its perceived likelihood of rendering a verdict favorable to that side.
Jurors often are selected because of their higher educational level and intellectual skills.
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Criminal Court Words or Judicial Terms +
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