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 (def. 1).

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.

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.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR blind

4 irrational, uncritical, rash, thoughtless, unreasoning.

8 concealed.

28 hiding place, ambush.

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OPPOSITES FOR blind

1 seeing.

2 receptive.

4 rational.

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Idioms about 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 variations of blind

27. See window shade.

OTHER WORDS FROM blind

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

self-blinded, adjective

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How to use blind in a sentence

Levin rightly disparages the “nostalgia” that he says “blinds” both liberals and conservatives to this new reality.
Relax—Both Parties Are Going Extinct|Nick Gillespie|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That was when the blinds were closed, blocking Fretland and the other witnesses from what happened next.
Lifting the Curtain on Oklahoma's Botched Lethal Injection|Caitlin Dickson|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the call came, Muddy was out on the truck—he had a job delivering venetian blinds.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters|Alex Belth|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his hand is a Bloody Mary, and his eyelids hang down his face like two broken blinds in a flophouse.
The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum|Robert Ward|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It blinds us to its presence, even as it works to obscure our reality and provide logical explanations for illogical facts.
Are Black Students Unruly? Or is America Just Racist?|Jamelle Bouie|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The wind is howling, and the rain is pelting against the parlour windows of the Banking-house, whose blinds are drawn close down.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The long green blinds kept out the glare of the sunshine; and at first he saw the room but dimly.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Shutterless windows, without blinds, stared down upon them, shining here and there in the moonlight.
The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories|Algernon Blackwood
I'll shut the blinds and make it all dark and cool; then I'll find father John and see if he needs me too.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
But when he was awake to it, the sentiment which both blinds and invigorates old men took possession of him.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland

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.

Other 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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