[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the blues,(used with a plural verb)depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:This rainy spell is giving me the blues.", "(used with a singular verb)Jazz.a song, originating with African Americans, that is marked by the frequent occurrence of blue notes blue notes,and that takes the basic form, customarily improvised upon in performance, of a 12-bar chorus consisting of a 3-line stanza with the second line repeating the first.the genre constituting such songs.", "a song, originating with African Americans, that is marked by the frequent occurrence of blue notes blue notes,and that takes the basic form, customarily improvised upon in performance, of a 12-bar chorus consisting of a 3-line stanza with the second line repeating the first.", "the genre constituting such songs."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["any of various blue uniforms worn by members of the U.S. armed services:dress blues.", "a blue for work; blue clothes:a doctor in surgical blues.", "Informal.police:The blues keep this neighborhood safe."]}]