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Adjective

Of the color of blue, being the color of the sky or sea

Feeling unhappiness or melancholy

Depicting or referring to obscene or risque matters

Not fully cooked

Characterized by dissatisfaction or disgruntlement

Having a penchant for intellectual pursuits

Irritable and quick to take offense at petty things

Without any clouds

Feeling angry, distressed or unhappy

(archaic, of a person) Having the characteristics attributed to noble birth

Noun

The upper atmosphere surrounding the earth (the sky)

The large body of salt water that covers most of the earth

(the blues) A feeling of unhappiness

A female equivalent of a patrolman

Three basic colors

Trial print run

Verb

To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose

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Adjective

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Of the color of blue, being the color of the sky or sea

“Far below, the placid waters of the Mediterranean seemed to catch the blue of the sky.”

Adjective

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Feeling unhappiness or melancholy

sombre^UK

somber^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

agonized^US

agonised^UK

wintry^US

wintery^UK

ill-humored^US

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

uneasy

beside oneself with grief

unfavorable^US

snivelling^UK

at the end of your tether

in the soup

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

close to tears

given to looking on the black side

sniveling^US

on the verge of tears

with tears in your eyes

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

looking on the black side

meagre^UK

meager^US

baulked^UK

balked^US

racked with suffering

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“I was feeling rather blue after failing my driving test yet again.”

Adjective

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Depicting or referring to obscene or risque matters

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

colourful^UK

colorful^US

libelous^US

libellous^UK

uncivilized^US

unsavory^US

uncivilised^UK

unsavoury^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

groveling^US

grovelling^UK

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“This material has been deemed to be too blue for prime-time.”

Adjective

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Not fully cooked

Adjective

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Characterized by dissatisfaction or disgruntlement

fed up to the back teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

ill-humored^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

like a bear with a sore head

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

have had something up to here

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

with chip on shoulder

have had it up to here

carrying a chip on your shoulder

have had it up to here with

have had a basinful of

having got out of bed on the wrong side

nasty-tempered

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

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Having a penchant for intellectual pursuits

civilized^US

civilised^UK

skilful^UK

skillful^US

showing great knowledge

labored^US

laboured^UK

dexterous^US

dextrous^UK

having a good head on one's shoulders

know how many beans make five

esthetic^US

traveled^US

aesthetic^UK

travelled^UK

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Adjective

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Irritable and quick to take offense at petty things

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

humourless^UK

humorless^US

as cross as two sticks

somber^US

sombre^UK

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

having got out of bed the wrong side

hot-blooded

sharp-tongued

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having a fit of the sulks

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

like a cat on a hot tin roof

having a chip on one's shoulder

like a fish out of water

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

have chip on shoulder

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Adjective

Without any clouds

without a cloud in the sky

favourable^UK

favorable^US

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Adjective

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Feeling angry, distressed or unhappy

with one's stomach in knots

squirrelly

in a tizz

like a cat on a hot tin roof

in a flap

in a state of agitation

a bundle of nerves

strung up

bricking oneself

having butterflies in the stomach

shaking in one's shoes

clutched

with your heart in your mouth

in a sweat

on pins and needles

beside oneself

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(archaic, of a person) Having the characteristics attributed to noble birth

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

huntin', shootin', fishin'

honoured^UK

honored^US

honourable^UK

honorable^US

unequaled^US

unequalled^UK

lionized^US

unrivaled^US

unrivalled^UK

recognized^US

recognised^UK

lionised^UK

of greatest importance

of supreme importance

of greatest significance

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

worshipped^UK

of the utmost importance

worshiped^US

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Noun

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The upper atmosphere surrounding the earth (the sky)

“The sparrow chirped as if to say goodbye before flying off into the blue.”

Noun

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The large body of salt water that covers most of the earth

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“In days gone by, pirate ships would sail the vasty blue in search of treasure.”

Noun

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(the blues) A feeling of unhappiness

“He had a severe case of the blues after being kicked out of the band.”

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A female equivalent of a patrolman

law enforcement officer

forces of law and order

Old Bill

law enforcement agency

law enforcement officers

law-enforcement officers

law-enforcement agent

law-enforcement officer

deputy

the man

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Noun

Three basic colors

Noun

Trial print run

Verb

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To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose

spend money as if there were no tomorrow

spend money as if it grows on trees

spend money like water

pour money down the drain

throw money around

throw money down the drain

spend money as if it were going out of style

throw around like confetti

spend money as if it were going out of fashion

exhaust

deplete

spend as if it grows on trees

spend as if there were no tomorrow

spend as if it were going out of style

be wastefully extravagant with

dump

cast away

diddle away

chuck something down the drain

let money slip through one's fingers

spend money as if it grew on trees

utilize^US

utilise^UK

play ducks and drakes with

exhaust one's supply of

syphon^UK

siphon^US

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