Blue Definition–noun | 1. | 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. |
| 3. | something having a blue color: Place the blue next to the red. |
| 4. | a person who wears blue or is a member of a group characterized by some blue symbol: Tomorrow the blues will play the browns. |
| 5. | (often initial capital letter ) a member of the Union army in the American Civil War or the army itself. Compare gray (def. 13). |
| 8. | any of several blue-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae. |
| 10. | the blue,
| c. | the remote distance: They've vanished into the blue somewhere. |
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–adjective | 11. | of the color of blue: a blue tie. |
| 12. | (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Union army in the American Civil War. |
| 13. | (of the skin) discolored by cold, contusion, fear, or vascular collapse. |
| 14. | depressed in spirits; dejected; melancholy: She felt blue about not being chosen for the team. |
| 15. | holding or offering little hope; dismal; bleak: a blue outlook. |
| 16. | characterized by or stemming from rigid morals or religion: statutes that were blue and unrealistic. |
| 17. | marked by blasphemy: The air was blue with oaths. |
| 18. | (of an animal's pelage) grayish-blue. |
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–verb (used with object) | 20. | to make blue; dye a blue color. |
| 21. | to tinge with bluing: Don't blue your clothes till the second rinse. |
–verb (used without object) | 22. | to become or turn blue. |
—Idioms| 23. | blue in the face, ex
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hausted and speechless, as from excessive anger, physical strain, etc.: I reminded him about it till I was blue in the face. |
| 24. | out of the blue, suddenly and unexpectedly: The inheritance came out of the blue as a stroke of good fortune. |
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Book Definition–noun | 1. | a written or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. |
| 2. | a number of sheets of blank or ruled paper bound together for writing, recording business transactions, etc. |
| 3. | a division of a literary work, esp. one of the larger divisions. |
| 5. | Music. the text or libretto of an opera, operetta, or musical. |
| 7. | Jazz. the total repertoire of a band. |
| 8. | a script or story for a play. |
| 9. | a record of bets, as on a horse race. |
| 10. | Cards. the number of basic tricks or cards that must be taken before any trick or card counts in the score. |
| 11. | a set or packet of tickets, checks, stamps, matches, etc., bound together like a book. |
| 12. | anything that serves for the recording of facts or events: The petrified tree was a book of Nature. |
| 13. | Sports. a collection of facts and information about the usual playing habits, weaknesses, methods, etc., of an opposing team or player, esp. in baseball: The White Sox book on Mickey Mantle cautioned pitchers to keep the ball fast and high. |
| 14. | Stock Exchange. | a. | the customers served by each registered representative in a brokerage house. |
| b. | a loose-leaf binder kept by a specialist to record orders to buy and sell stock at specified prices. |
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| 15. | a pile or package of leaves, as of tobacco. |
| 16. | Mineralogy. a thick block or crystal of mica. |
| 17. | a magazine: used esp. in magazine publishing. |
| 20. | the book, | a. | a set of rules, conventions, or standards: The solution was not according to the book but it served the purpose. |
| b. | the telephone book: I've looked him up, but he's not in the book. |
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–verb (used with object) | 21. | to enter in a book or list; record; register. |
| 22. | to reserve or make a reservation for (a hotel room, passage on a ship, etc.): We booked a table at our favorite restaurant. |
| 23. | to register or list (a person) for a place, transportation, appointment, etc.: The travel agent booked us for next week's cruise. |
| 24. | to engage for one or more performances. |
| 25. | to enter an official charge against
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| 26. | to act as a bookmaker for (a bettor, bet, or sum of money): The Philadelphia syndicate books 25 million dollars a year on horse racing. |
–verb (used without object) | 27. | to register one's name. |
| 28. | to engage a place, services, etc. |
| 29. | Slang. | a. | to study hard, as a student before an exam: He left the party early to book. |
| b. | to leave; depart: I'm bored with this party, let's book. |
| c. | to work as a bookmaker: He started a restaurant with money he got from booking. |
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–adjective | 30. | of or pertaining to a book or books: the book department; a book salesman. |
| 31. | derived or learned from or based on books: a book knowledge of sailing. |
| 32. | shown by a book of account: The firm's book profit was $53,680. |
—Verb phrases| 33. | book in, to sign in, as at a job. |
| 34. | book out, to sign out, as at a job. |
| 35. | book up, to sell out in advance: The hotel is booked up for the Christmas holidays. |
—Idioms| 36. | bring to book, to call to account; bring to justice: Someday he will be brought to book for his misdeeds. |
| 37. | by the book, according to the correct or established form; in the usual manner: an unimaginative individual who does everything by the book. |
| 38. | close the books, to balance accounts at the end of an accounting period; settle accounts. |
| 39. | cook the books, Informal. cook (def. 10). |
| 40. | in one's bad books, out of favor; disliked by someone: He's in the boss's bad books. |
| 41. | in one's book, in one's personal judgment or opinion: In my book, he's not to be trusted. |
| 42. | in one's good books, in favor; liked by someone. |
| 43. | like a book, completely; thoroughly: She knew the area like a book. |
| 44. | make book, | a. | to accept or place the bets of others, as on horse races, esp. as a business. |
| b. | to wager; bet: You can make book on it that he won't arrive in time. |
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| 45. | off the books, done or performed for cash or without keeping full business records: esp. as a way to avoid paying income tax, employment benefits, etc.: Much of his work as a night watchman is done off the books. |
| 46. | one for the book or books, a noteworthy incident; something extraordinary: The daring rescue was one for the book. |
| 47. | on the books, entered in a list or record: He claims to have graduated from Harvard, but his name is not on the books. |
| 48. | throw the book at, Informal. | a. | to sentence (an offender, lawbreaker, etc.) to the maximum penalties for all charges against that person. |
| b. | to punish or chide severely. |
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| 49. | without book,
| b. | without authority: to punish without book. |
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| 50. | write the book, to be the prototype, originator, leader, etc., of: So far as investment banking is concerned, they wrote the book. |
From DictionaryUsed Definition–adjective | 1. | previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car. |
| 2. | showing wear or being worn out. |
| 3. | employed for a purpose; utilized. |
—Idiom| 4. | used to, accustomed or habituated to: I'm not used to cold weather. They weren't used to getting up so early. |
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From DictionaryCar Definition–noun
| 2. | a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car. |
| 3. | the part of an elevator, balloon, modern airship, etc., that carries the passengers, freight, etc. |
| 4. | British Dialect. any wheeled vehicle, as a farm cart or wagon. |
| 5. | Literary. a chariot, as of war or triumph. |
| 6. | Archaic. cart; carriage. |
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From DictionaryPrice Definition–noun | 1. | the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale. |
| 2. | a sum offered for the capture of a person alive or dead: The authorities put a price on his head. |
| 3. | the sum of money, or other consideration, for which a person's support, consent, etc., may be obtained, esp. in cases involving sacrifice of integrity: They claimed that every politician has a price. |
| 4. | that which must be given, done, or undergone in order to obtain a thing: He gained the victory, but at a heavy price. |
| 6. | Archaic. value or worth. |
| 7. | Archaic. great value or worth (usually prec. by of). |
–verb (used with object)
| 9. | to ask or determine the price of: We spent the day pricing furniture at various stores. |
—Idioms| 10. | at any price, at any cost, no matter how great: Their orders were to capture the town at any price. |
| 11. | beyond or without price, of incalculable value; priceless: The crown jewels are beyond price. |
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