Definitions for blues

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Spelling: [blooz]

IPA: /bluz/

Blues is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 55 anagrams from letters in blues (belsu).

Definitions for blues

noun

1. the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
2. (used with a singular verb) Jazz. a song, originating with American blacks, that is marked by the frequent occurrence of blue notes, and that takes the basic form, customarily improvised upon in performance, of a 12-bar chorus consisting of a 3-line stanza with the second line repeating the first. the genre constituting such songs.
3. any of various blue military uniforms worn by members of the U.S. armed services:
4. a blue uniform for work; blue work clothes:
5. Informal. police:
6. the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
7. bluing.
8. something having a blue color:
9. a person who wears blue or is a member of a group characterized by some blue symbol:
10. (often initial capital letter) a member of the Union army in the American Civil War or the army itself. Compare gray1 (def 13).
11. bluestocking.
12. blue ribbon (def 1).
13. any of several blue-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
14. Printing. blueline.
15. the blue. the sky. the sea. the remote distance:

Idioms

1. blue in the face, exhausted and speechless, as from excessive anger, physical strain, etc.:
2. out of the blue, suddenly and unexpectedly:

adjective

1. of the color of blue:
2. (initial capital letter) of or relating to the Union army in the American Civil War.
3. (of the skin) discolored by cold, contusion, fear, or vascular collapse.
4. depressed in spirits; dejected; melancholy:
5. holding or offering little hope; dismal; bleak:
6. characterized by or stemming from rigid morals or religion:
7. marked by blasphemy:
8. (of an animal's pelage) grayish-blue.
9. indecent; somewhat obscene; risqué:

verb (used with object)

1. to make blue; dye a blue color.
2. to tinge with bluing:

verb (used without object)

1. to become or turn blue.

Origin of blues

1800-10, Americanism; cf. blue devils

Examples for blues

These may be detected by their extraordinary fear of being taken for blues.

English blues and rock singer Joe Cocker has died at age 70.

Pretty women in light pinks and blues sat in every corner of the staircase.

Government of blacks by whites is a commonplace; of blacks by blues, a stroke of genius.

I have had another fit of the blues over this wretched transfer.

Ragtime, blues, country, jazz, soul, and rock and roll were all pioneered or inspired by black artists.

Artists like Mick Jagger and Van Morrison obsessively revered and imitated African-American blues and rock musicians.

"Goin' Down Slow" Cocker and Elton John duetted on this blues cover on French music show Trafic Musique in 2005.

You spice it with blues and skiffle music, and pickle it in alcohol and tobacco smoke.

There are certain dishes, I confess, which give me the blues.