decision came out of the blue.     A <&aE A # W ^ 0

—                 more at bolt n., boy n.

.blue 'baby noun a baby whose skin is slightly blue at birth because there is sth wrong with its heart JL (        )

bluebell /'blurbel/ noun 1 a garden or wild flower with a short stem and small blue or white flowers shaped like bells       2 (Scoff) = harebell

blue-berry /'bluibari; NAmE -beri/ noun {pi. -ies) a dark blue berry that grows on bushes in N America and can be eaten «3#)

—                 compare bilberry

blue-bird /'blu:b3:d; NAmE -b3:rd/ noun a small N American bird with blue feathers on its back or head

, blue-'blooded adj. from a royal or noble family ) W ► blue 'blood noun [U]

'blue book noun 1 {US) a book with a blue cover used by students for writing the answers to examination questions (  2 {NAmE) a book that

lists the prices that people should expect to pay for used cars r@ jffi-

blue bottle /'blurbDtl; NAmE -ba:tl/ noun a large fly with a blue body

the 'blue channel noun [sing.] at an airport or port, the passage for passengers who have only travelled within the European Union (

) W.&Mm

.blue 'cheese noun [U, C] cheese with lines of blue mould in it m.mm ()

.blue-'chip adj. [only before noun] (finance M) a blue-chip investment is thought to be safe and likely to make a profit ( ft 5$ ) m & *T n W ; l£ M :         blue-chip

companies ^•'Rl

.blue-'collar adj. [only before noun] connected with people who do physical work in industry (ft; HI (ft: blue-collar workers/voters/votes M I A /          — compare pink-collar, white-collar

.blue 'crane noun a type of crane (= a large bird with long legs and a long neck) that has blue-grey feathers. It is the national bird of South Africa. IS ( H33 ) tt ()

,blue-eyed 'boy noun [usually sing.] {BrE, informal, often disapproving) a person treated with special favour by sb 'MJi: He’s the manager’s blue-eyed boy. fifefir^iMJI(ft

W8*.

.blue ‘flag noun 1 (BrE) a blue flag used in motor racing to show that a driver who is much further ahead is trying to pass ISIS; (       )

2 an award given to beaches in Europe that are clean and safe (      %

.blue 'funknoun = funk(2)

blue-grass /'blu:gra:s; NAmE -graes/ noun [U] a type of traditional American country music played on guitars and banjos jS

4-wmm)

.blue 'helmet noun a member of a United Nations force that is trying to prevent war or violence in a place

blue-jay /'blu:d3ei/ noun a large N American bird with blue feathers on its back and a row of feathers (called a crest) standing up on its head ]S#HP!, xilSI! ( dfcHA

‘blue jeans noun [pi.] (especially NAmE) trousers/pants made of blue denim

'blue law noun [usually pi.] (in the US) a law that bans business and certain other activities, such as sports, on Sundays        l£ii:SI8AAUMikfn#

'blue note noun (music If) a note which is slightly lower than the third, fifth or seventh note of the scale, often used in jazz ^||-$T|f, Milhlf ( I§±5}s45'«'.RLW tefft# )

, blue-on-1 blue adj. [only before noun] (BrE) in a war, used to describe an accident or attack in which people