blind
unable to see; having severely impaired or absolutely no sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: They were blind to their children's faults. He was blind to all arguments.
not characterized or determined by reason or control: blind tenacity; blind chance.
not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity.
lacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor.
hard to see or understand: blind reasoning.
hidden from immediate view, especially from oncoming motorists: a blind corner.
of concealed or undisclosed identity; sponsored anonymously: a blind ad signed only with a box number.
having no outlets; closed at one end: a blind passage; a blind mountain pass.
Architecture. (of an archway, arcade, etc.) having no windows, passageways, or the like.
dense enough to form a screen: a blind hedge of privet.
done without seeing; by instruments alone: blind flying.
made without some prior knowledge: a blind purchase; a blind lead in a card game.
of or relating to an experimental design that prevents investigators or subjects from knowing the hypotheses or conditions being tested.
of, relating to, or for blind persons.
Bookbinding. (of a design, title, or the like) impressed into the cover or spine of a book by a die without ink or foil.
Cooking. (of pastry shells) baked or fried without the filling.
(of a rivet or other fastener) made so that the end inserted, though inaccessible, can be headed or spread.
to make sightless permanently, temporarily, or momentarily, as by injuring, dazzling, bandaging the eyes, etc.:The explosion blinded him.We were blinded by the bright lights.
to make obscure or dark: The room was blinded by heavy curtains.
to deprive of discernment, reason, or judgment: a resentment that blinds his good sense.
to outshine; eclipse: a radiance that doth blind the sun.
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
a window covering having horizontal or vertical slats that can be drawn out of the way, often with the angle of the slats adjustable to admit varying amounts of light.
Chiefly Midland U.S. and British. window shade.
a lightly built structure of brush or other growths, especially one in which hunters conceal themselves: a duck blind.
an activity, organization, or the like for concealing or masking action or purpose; subterfuge: The store was just a blind for their gambling operation.
a decoy.
Slang. a bout of excessive drinking; drunken spree.
Poker. a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand.
Usually the blind .(used with a plural verb) persons who lack the sense of sight: The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing.
into a stupor; to the degree at which consciousness is lost: He drank himself blind.
without the ability to see clearly; lacking visibility; blindly: They were driving blind through the snowstorm.
without guidance or forethought: They were working blind and couldn't anticipate the effects of their actions.
to an extreme or absolute degree; completely: The confidence men cheated her blind.
Idioms about blind
fly blind. fly2 (def. 34).
Origin of blind
1synonym study For blind
regional variation note For blind
Other words for blind
4 | irrational, uncritical, rash, thoughtless, unreasoning |
8 | concealed |
28 | hiding place, ambush |
Opposites for blind
Other words from blind
- blind·ing·ly, adverb
- blindness, noun
- half-blind, adjective
- half-blindly, adverb
- self-blinded, adjective
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How to use blind in a sentence
Again, the Israeli temper is hot and quick, sometimes reason becomes blinded and emotions take control.
Or maybe they were blinded with excitement from witnessing a cameo by their hometown hero.
Macklemore, the Grammy Winning Rapper, Is a 9/11 Truther Who Likes to Play Anti-Semitic Dress-Up | Emily Shire, Marlow Stern | May 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut being born in the South “blinded him to the inherent wrong at the bottom of the system of Slavery,” Northup wrote.
The ‘12 Years a Slave’ Book Shows Slavery As Even More Appalling Than In the Film | Jimmy So | October 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWas being on the lithium responsible in some way for her being blinded to what was right in front of her eyes?
‘Homeland’ Showrunner: ‘We Knew We Had to Plot a New Course’ | Andrew Romano | September 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of the pilots blinded by a flash of light as the plane was 500 feet from the runway.
The men arrived in very bad condition, and many of them blinded with the salt water which had dashed into their eyes.
It is beyond the comprehension of any man not blinded by superstition, not warped by prejudice and old-time convention.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordAnother lightning flash blinded the girls and the thunder following fairly deafened them for the moment.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseI wor amaist blinded wi' snow, coming ow'r that confounded heath.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieBut our ancestors were generally so much blinded by prejudice that this inconsistency passed unnoticed.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for blind
/ (blaɪnd) /
unable to see; sightless
(as collective noun; preceded by the): the blind
(usually foll by to) unable or unwilling to understand or discern
not based on evidence or determined by reason: blind hatred
acting or performed without control or preparation
done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information
hidden from sight: a blind corner; a blind stitch
closed at one end: a blind alley
completely lacking awareness or consciousness: a blind stupor
informal very drunk
having no openings or outlets: a blind wall
without having been seen beforehand: a blind purchase
(of cultivated plants) having failed to produce flowers or fruits
(intensifier): not a blind bit of notice
turn a blind eye to disregard deliberately or pretend not to notice (something, esp an action of which one disapproves)
without being able to see ahead or using only instruments: to drive blind; flying blind
without adequate knowledge or information; carelessly: to buy a house blind
(intensifier) (in the phrase blind drunk)
bake blind to bake (the empty crust of a pie, pastry, etc) by half filling with dried peas, crusts of bread, etc, to keep it in shape
to deprive of sight permanently or temporarily
to deprive of good sense, reason, or judgment
to darken; conceal
(foll by with) to overwhelm by showing detailed knowledge: to blind somebody with science
(intr) British slang to drive very fast
(intr) British slang to curse (esp in the phrase effing and blinding)
(modifier) for or intended to help blind and partially sighted people: a blind school
a shade for a window, usually on a roller
any obstruction or hindrance to sight, light, or air
a person, action, or thing that serves to deceive or conceal the truth
a person who acts on behalf of someone who does not wish his identity or actions to be known
Also called: blinder British old-fashioned, slang a drunken orgy; binge
poker a stake put up by a player before he examines his cards
hunting, mainly US and Canadian a screen of brush or undergrowth, in which hunters hide to shoot their quarry: Brit name: hide
military a round or demolition charge that fails to explode
Origin of blind
1usage For blind
Derived forms of blind
- blindly, adverb
- blindness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with blind
In addition to the idioms beginning with blind
- blind alley
- blind as a bat
- blind leading the blind
- blind side
- blind spot
also see:
- fly blind
- rob someone blind
- turn a blind eye
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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