blind

/ˈblaɪ̯nd/

adjective 14
noun 10
adverb 4
verb 4
forms 10
phrases 6

adjective14

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not able to see, or able to see only a little
- Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.
- Braille is a writing system for the blind.
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Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.
- The lovers were blind to each other’s faults.
- Authors are blind to their own defects.
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Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.
- This plan is recommended neither to blind approbation nor to blind reprobation. — 1787
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Without any prior knowledge.
- He took a blind guess at which fork in the road would take him to the airport.
- I went into the meeting totally blind, so I really didn’t have a clue what I was talking about.
Using blinded study design, wherein information is purposely limited to prevent bias.
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Smallest or slightest.
- I shouted, but he didn’t take a blind bit of notice.
- We pulled and pulled, but it didn't make a blind bit of difference.
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Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless.
- The naric-hypophysial canal was blind at both ends, and paired olfactory sacs opened into it, as well as a narrow canal from the front of the gut. — 1898
Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless.
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Having little or no visibility.
- the blind mazes of this tangled wood — 1634
Able to be fixed without access to one end.
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Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.
- blind buds
- blind flowers
Unintelligible or illegible.
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not having a well-defined head.
- There it was, right in the middle of my forehead - the biggest, blindest, reddest pimple I'd ever seen, just hanging there like a limpet mine. — 1995
Uncircumcised.

noun10

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A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
- It is a piece of wood furnished with two parallel rows of plates, folding over each other, so as to resemble, in some degree, the laths of a blind. — 1847
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A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
- The blinds are $10 and $20, and the ante is $1.
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A place where people can hide in order to observe wildlife.
- Field biologists use blinds, and so do hunters.
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A hiding place.
- So, when the watchful shepherd, from the blind, Wounds with a random shaft the careless hind — 1697
Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge, deception.
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A player who is forced to pay such a bet.
- The blinds immediately folded when I reraised.
A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
(informal) The blindside.
A blindage.
(slang) No score.

adverb4

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Without seeing; unseeingly.
- It was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it blind - as is very proper for those who tackle a darkness. — 1899
Without looking at the cards dealt.
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(informal) Absolutely, totally.
- It was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it blind - as is very proper for those who tackle a darkness. — 1899
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[in compounds] As a pastry case only, without any filling.
- Blind bake your pie case for fifteen minutes, then add the filling. This will help avoid a “soggy bottom”.

verb4

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To make temporarily or permanently blind.
- The light was so bright that for a moment he was blinded.
- Don’t wave that pencil in my face—do you want to blind me?
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To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
- He sought, but in the dark tempestuous Night He knew not whither to direct his Sight. So whirl the Seas, such Darkness blinds the Sky, That the black Night receives a deeper Dye. — 1717
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(informal) To curse, swear, use foul language
- If you’re cast for fatigue by a sergeant unkind, Don’t grouse like a woman, nor crack on, nor blind; Be handy and civil, and then you will find That it’s beer for the young British soldier. — 1890
To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.

forms

blinded · blound · blinding · blindeth · blinds · blindest · blinder · more blind · blindest · most blind

Phrases with blind