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blue-ribbon
  • s  selected or chosen for special qualifications
    the blue-ribbon event of the season
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blue-sky
  • s  without immediate commercial value
    the company cannot afford to do blue-sky research
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blueish
  • s  of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
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bluff
  • n  a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
  • n  pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
    his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted
  • n  the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
  • v  deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
  • v  frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
  • s  very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
    a bluff headland
  • s  bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
    a bluff but pleasant manner
    a bluff and rugged natural leader
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bluish
  • s  of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
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