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Blind

//blaɪnd// adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang

Adjective

1
Unable to see, or only partially able to see. not-comparable
"Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn."
2
Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive. comparable
"The lovers were blind to each other’s faults."
3
Having little or no visibility. not-comparable
"a blind path"
4
Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless. not-comparable
"a blind alley"
5
Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless. not-comparable
"a blind wall"

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Able to be fixed without access to one end. not-comparable
"a blind rivet"
7
Smallest or slightest. in-certain-phrases
"I shouted, but he didn’t take a blind bit of notice."
8
Without any prior knowledge. not-comparable
"He took a blind guess at which fork in the road would take him to the airport."
9
Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc. not-comparable
"blind deference"
10
Using blinded study design, wherein information is purposely limited to prevent bias.
"a blind trial"
11
Unintelligible or illegible.
"a blind passage in a book; blind writing"
12
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."
13
Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.
"blind buds"
14
Uncircumcised. slang

Adjective

Adverb

1
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."
2
Absolutely, totally. colloquial
"to swear blind"
3
Without looking at the cards dealt.
4
As a pastry case only, without any filling. especially, in-compounds
"Blind bake your pie case for fifteen minutes, then add the filling. This will help avoid a “soggy bottom”."

Proper Noun

Noun

1
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.
"A blind bearing the monogram G.V.T. is pulled down over the waiting room window as if still in mourning for the passing of the railway."
2
a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight wordnet
3
A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
4
a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters) wordnet
5
A place where people can hide in order to observe wildlife.
"a duck blind"

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something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity wordnet
7
Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge, deception.
8
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group wordnet
9
A blindage.
10
A hiding place.
"So, when the watchful shepherd, from the blind, Wounds with a random shaft the careless hind"
11
The blindside. colloquial
12
No score. slang
13
A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
"The blinds are $10 and $20, and the ante is $1."
14
A player who is forced to pay such a bet.
"The blinds immediately folded when I reraised."

Verb

1
To make temporarily or permanently blind. transitive
"The light was so bright that for a moment he was blinded."
2
make dim by comparison or conceal wordnet
3
To curse, swear, use foul language informal
"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."
4
make blind by putting the eyes out wordnet
5
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."

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render unable to see wordnet
7
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.

Etymology 1

From Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.

Etymology 2

From Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.

Etymology 3

From Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.

Etymology 4

From Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.

Etymology 5

English, German, and Jewish/Yiddish surname, all related to the adjective blind.

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