← Word library
WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
blue
/bluː/
noun1 of 2
color of the clear sky
- “The blue screen of death popped up on the screen.”Tatoeba
- “When the cold days arrived, I was overcome by blues.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
verb2 of 2
To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)