deaf-blind

[ def-blahynd ]

/ ˈdɛfˈblaɪnd /

adjective

of or relating to a person who is both deaf and blind.

QUIZZES

TAKE THIS QUIZ TO SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL PUNCTUATION!

Commas mark divisions in sentences. Periods end declarative sentences. Apostrophes show possession. Easy, right? Well, punctuation can get pretty tricky—fast. Think you got what it takes to be a punctuation expert? Take our quiz to prove it!

Question 1 of 10

Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby deaf-blind

deaf, deaf aid, deaf as a post, deaf without speech, deaf-and-dumb, deaf-blind, deaf-mute, deafblind, deafen, deafening, deafferentation

Example sentences from the Web for deaf-blind

I often wonder how deaf-blind people walk as well as they do, when they can not hear their footfalls.
Five Lectures on Blindness|Kate M. Foley
Deaf-blind metaphors to correspond do not exist and are not necessary.
The World I Live In|Helen Keller
In 1824 at the school for the deaf at Hartford, Connecticut, the first deaf-blind pupil in America began to receive instruction.
The Deaf|Harry Best
I have a little volume of poems by a deaf-blind lady, Madame Bertha Galeron.
The World I Live In|Helen Keller

The deaf-blind, however, do not form a large class, and only in a small number of schools are they to be found.
The Deaf|Harry Best