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–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.

2.

bluing.

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 A 377 merican Civil War or the army itself. Compare gray (def. 13).

6.	bluestocking.

7.	blue ribbon (def. 1).

8.	any of several blue-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.

9.	Printing. blueline.

10.	the blue, a. the sky. b. the sea. c. the remote distance: They've vanished into the blue somewhere.

–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.

19.	indecent; somewhat obscene; risqué: a blue joke or film.

–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, exhausted 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.

–noun

1.	a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death.

2.	any object, figure, or mark resembling a cross, as two intersecting lines.

3.	a mark resembling a cross, usually an X, made instead of a signature by a person unable to write.

4.	the Cross, the cross upon which Jesus died.

5.	a figure of the Cross as a Christian emblem, badge, etc.

6.	the Cross as the symbol of Christianity.

7.	a small cross with a human figure attached to it, as a representation of Jesus crucified; crucifix.

8.	a sign made with the right hand by tracing the figure of a cross in the air or by touching the foreheard, chest, and shoulders, as an act of devotion.

9.	a structure or monument in the form of a cross, set up for prayer, as a memorial, etc.

10.	any of various conventional representations or modifications of the Christian emblem used symbolically or for ornament, as i 3e8 n heraldry or art: a Latin cross; a Maltese cross.

11.	the crucifixion of Jesus as the culmination of His redemptive mission.

12.	any suffering endured for Jesus' sake.

13.	the teaching of redemption gained by Jesus' death.

14.	the Christian religion, or those who accept it; Christianity; Christendom.

15.	an opposition; thwarting; frustration.

16.	any misfortune; trouble.

17.	a crossing of animals or plants; a b63 mixing of breeds.

18.	an animal, plant, breed, etc., produced by crossing; crossbreed.

19.	a person or thing that is intermediate in character between two others.

20.	Boxing. a punch thrown across and over the lead of an opponent.

21.	Slang. a contest the result of which is dishonestly arranged beforehand.

22.	a crossing.

23.	a place of crossing.

24.	Plumbing. a four-way joint or connection.

25.	Theater. an actor's movement from one area of a stage to another.

26.	Also called cross-trade. Stock Exchange. an arrangement for the simultaneous sale and purchase of a block of stock handled by a single broker.

27.	Machinery. spider (def. 6b).

28.	(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Southern Cross.

–verb (used with object)

29.	to move, pass, or extend from one side to the other side of (a street, river, etc.).

30.	to put or draw (a line, lines, etc.) across.

31.	to cancel by marking with a cross or with a line or lines (often fol. by off or out).

32.	to mark with a cross.

33.	to lie or pass across; intersect.

34.	to meet and pass.

35.	to transport across something.

36.	to assist or guide (a person) across a street or intersection: The guard crossed the child at the traffic light.

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37.	to place in the form of a cross or crosswise.

38.	Biology. to cause (members of different genera, species, breeds, varieties, or the like) to interbreed.

39.	to oppose openly; thwart; frustrate.

40.	Slang. to betray; double-cross.

41.	to make the sign of a cross upon or over, as in devotion: to cross oneself.

42.	Nautical. to set (a yard) in proper position on a mast.

43.	Obsolete. to confront in a hostile manner.

–verb (used without object)

44.	to lie or be athwart; intersect.

45.	to move, pass, or extend from one side or place to another: Cross at the intersection.

46.	to meet and pass.

47.	to interbreed.

48.	Theater. to move from one side of the stage to the other, esp. by passing d 875 ownstage of another actor.

–adjective

49.	angry and annoyed; ill-humored; snappish: Don't be cross with me.

50.	lying or passing crosswise or across each other; athwart; transverse: cross timbers.

51.	involving a reciprocal action, interchange, or the like: a cross-endorsement of political candidates; cross-marketing of related services.

52.	contrary; opposite: They were at cross purposes with each other.

53.	adverse; unfavorable.

54.	crossbred; hybrid.

—Verb phrases

55.

cross over, a. Biology. (of a chromosome segment) to undergo crossing over. b. to switch allegiance, as from one political party to another. c. to change successfully from one field of endeavor, genre, etc., to another: to cross over from jazz to rock. d. Also, cross over to the other side. to die; pass away.

56.	cross up, 3e8 a. to change arrangements made with; deceive: He crossed me up after we had agreed to tell the police the same story. b. to confuse: I was supposed to meet him at the station, but got crossed up.

—Idioms

57.	bear one's cross, to accept trials or troubles patiently.

58.	cross one's heart. heart (def. 23).

59.	cross one's mind. mind (def. 36).

60.	cross one's path. path (def. 6).

61.	cross someone's palm. palm 1 (def. 19).

62.	take the cross, to make the vows of a crusader.

–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.

2.

bluing.

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 A 377 merican Civil War or the army itself. Compare gray (def. 13).

6.	bluestocking.

7.	blue ribbon (def. 1).

8.	any of several blue-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.

9.	Printing. blueline.

10.	the blue, a. the sky. b. the sea. c. the remote distance: They've vanished into the blue somewhere.

–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.

19.	indecent; somewhat obscene; risqué: a blue joke or film.

–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, exhausted 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.

–noun

1.	a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.

2.	a similar device, often of lightweight plastic, used by riot police to protect themselves from rocks and other thrown objects.

3.	something shaped like a shield, variously round, octagonal, triangular, or somewhat heart-shaped.

4.	a person or thing that protects.

5.	a police officer's, detective's, or sheriff's badge.

6.	Ordnance. a steel screen attached to a gun to protect its crew, mechanism, etc.

7.	Mining. a m 875 ovable framework for protecting a miner from cave-ins, etc.

8.	Electricity. a covering, usually made of metal, placed around an electric device or circuit in order to reduce the effects of external electric and magnetic fields.

9.	Zoology. a protective plate or the like on the body of an animal, as a scute, enlarged scale, etc.

10.	dress shield.

11.	Heraldry. an escutcheon, esp. one broad at the top and pointed at the bottom, for displaying armorial bearings.

12.	(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Scutum.

13.	Also called continental shield. Geology. a vast area of ancient crustal rocks which, together with a platform, constitutes a craton.

14.	a protective barrier against nuclear radiation, esp. a lead or concrete structure around a reactor.

–verb (used with object)

15.	to protect ( 3e8 someone or something) with or as if with a shield.

16.	to serve as a protection for.

17.	to hide or conceal; protect by hiding.

18.	Obsolete. to avert; forbid.

–verb (used without object)

19.	to act or serve as a shield.