blind

[ blahynd ]

/ blaɪnd /

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adjective, blind·er, blind·est.

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.

drunk.

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.

verb (used with object)

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.

noun

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.

venetian blind.

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.

(used with a plural verb)Usually the blind . persons who lack the sense of sight: The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing.

adverb

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.

SYNONYMS FOR blind

4 irrational, uncritical, rash, thoughtless, unreasoning.

8 concealed.

28 hiding place, ambush.

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ANTONYMS FOR blind

1 seeing.

2 receptive.

4 rational.

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Idioms for blind

fly blind. fly² (def. 34).

Origin of blind

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English adjective cognate with Gothic blinds, Old Norse blindr, German, Dutch blind (from Germanic blindaz, perhaps akin to blend; original sense uncertain, perhaps “to make cloudy”); verb derivative of the adjective

synonym study for blind

1. Blind, stone-blind, purblind mean unable to see. Blind means unable to see with the physical eyes. Stone-blind emphasizes complete blindness. Purblind refers to weakened vision, literally or figuratively. 25. See curtain.

regional variation note for blind

27. See window shade.

OTHER WORDS FROM blind

blind·ing·ly, adverbblindness, nounhalf-blind, adjectivehalf-blindly, adverb

self-blinded, adjective

Words nearby blind

blimey, blimp, blimpish, blimp out, blin, blind, blindage, blind alley, blind as a bat, blind blocking, blind casing

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Example sentences from the Web for blind

So, it’s definitely like the blind person figuring out where the stove is in the room.
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Digging further into the data reveals only larger blind spots.
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I was so blinded by how beautiful they were, how great bedtime was.
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When Walter became blind and hard of hearing, Margaret helped him in the voting booth.
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Carefully crafted engagement cannot come from buying generic, context-blind ad exposures to consumers that simply “check the box” for a given sociodemographic or online behavior.
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The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.
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And in this era of impact-blind, across-the-board budget cuts, we see an opportunity.
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What designer West lacks in productivity, he more than makes up for in pure, unadulterated confidence and blind anger.
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Sandra Bullock won for ‘The Blind Side’ and Al Pacino lost for both Godfather movies.
Exclusive: Aaron Sorkin Thinks Male Film Roles Have Bigger ‘Degree of Difficulty’ Than Female Ones|William Boot|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Strandf could photograph anything from a blind woman to a picket fence and make the image indelible.
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On May 13 Polavieja arrived in Barcelona physically broken, half blind, and with evident traces of a disordered liver.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The blind Samson of labor will seize upon the pillars of society and bring them down in a common destruction.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
I do not wholly like these cold and stately English, yet I think I am not blind to their many sterling qualities.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and out of darkness and obscurity the eyes of the blind shall see.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
It is a blind act of unconscious absorption, however little be absorbed.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

British Dictionary definitions for blind

blind

/ (blaɪnd) /

adjective

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 reasonblind hatred

acting or performed without control or preparation

done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information

hidden from sighta blind corner; a blind stitch

closed at one enda blind alley

completely lacking awareness or consciousnessa blind stupor

informal very drunk

having no openings or outletsa blind wall

without having been seen beforehanda 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)

adverb

without being able to see ahead or using only instrumentsto drive blind; flying blind

without adequate knowledge or information; carelesslyto 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

verb (mainly tr)

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 knowledgeto blind somebody with science

(intr) British slang to drive very fast

(intr) British slang to curse (esp in the phrase effing and blinding)

noun

(modifier) for or intended to help blind and partially sighted peoplea 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 quarryBrit name: hide

military a round or demolition charge that fails to explode

Derived forms of blind

blindly, adverbblindness, noun

Word Origin for blind

Old English blind; related to Old Norse blindr, Old High German blint; Lettish blendu to see dimly; see blunder

usage for blind

It is preferable to avoid using phrases such as the blind . Instead you should talk about blind and partially sighted people

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Medical definitions for blind

blind

[ blīnd ]

adj.

Unable to see; without useful sight.

Having a maximal visual acuity of the better eye, after correction by refractive lenses, of one-tenth normal vision or less (20/200 or less on the Snellen test).

Of, relating to, or for sightless persons.

Closed at one end, as a tube or sac.

Other words from blind

blind′ness n.

Idioms and Phrases with blind

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

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