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adjective
1.
unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
2.
unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: They were blind to their children's faults. He was blind to all arguments.
4.
not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity.
5.
EXPANDlacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor.
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7.
hard to see or understand: blind reasoning.
8.
hidden from immediate view, especially from oncoming motorists: a blind corner.
9.
of concealed or undisclosed identity; sponsored anonymously: a blind ad signed only with a box number.
10.
having no outlets; closed at one end: a blind passage; a blind mountain pass.
11.
Architecture. (of an archway, arcade, etc.) having no windows, passageways, or the like.
12.
dense enough to form a screen: a blind hedge of privet.
13.
done without seeing; by instruments alone: blind flying.
14.
made without some prior knowledge: a blind purchase; a blind lead in a card game.
15.
of or pertaining to an experimental design that prevents investigators or subjects from knowing the hypotheses or conditions being tested.
16.
of, pertaining to, or for blind persons.
17.
Bookbinding. (of a design, title, or the like) impressed into the cover or spine of a book by a die without ink or foil.
18.
Cookery. (of pastry shells) baked or fried without the filling.
19.
COLLAPSE(of a rivet or other fastener) made so that the end inserted, though inaccessible, can be headed or spread.
verb (used with object)
20.
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.
21.
to make obscure or dark: The room was blinded by heavy curtains.
22.
to deprive of discernment, reason, or judgment: a resentment that blinds his good sense.
23.
to outshine; eclipse: a radiance that doth blind the sun.
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Blinds
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
noun
24.
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
25.
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.
27.
Chiefly Midland U.S. and British. window shade.
28.
EXPANDa lightly built structure of brush or other growths, especially one in which hunters conceal themselves: a duck blind.
29.
an activity, organization, or the like for concealing or masking action or purpose; subterfuge: The store was just a blind for their gambling operation.
30.
a decoy.
31.
Slang. a bout of excessive drinking; drunken spree.
32.
Poker. a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand.
33.
COLLAPSE(used with a plural verb) persons who lack the sense of sight (usually preceded by the): The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing.
adverb
34.
into a stupor; to the degree at which consciousness is lost: He drank himself blind.
35.
without the ability to see clearly; lacking visibility; blindly: They were driving blind through the snowstorm.
36.
without guidance or forethought: They were working blind and couldn't anticipate the effects of their actions.
37.
to an extreme or absolute degree; completely: The confidence men cheated her blind.
Origin:
before 1000; (adj.) Middle English blind, Old English; cognate with Gothic blinds, Old Norse blindr, German, Dutch blind (< Germanic *blindaz, perhaps akin to blend; original sense uncertain); (v.) Middle English blinden, derivative of the adj.
before 1000; (adj.) Middle English blind, Old English; cognate with Gothic blinds, Old Norse blindr, German, Dutch blind (< Germanic *blindaz, perhaps akin to blend; original sense uncertain); (v.) Middle English blinden, derivative of the adj.
Related forms
blind·ing·ly, adverb
blind·ness, noun
half-blind, adjective
half-blind·ly, adverb
half-blind·ness, noun
EXPANDSynonyms
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. 4. irrational, uncritical, rash, thoughtless, unreasoning. 8. concealed. 25. See curtain. 28. hiding place, ambush.
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. 4. irrational, uncritical, rash, thoughtless, unreasoning. 8. concealed. 25. See curtain. 28. hiding place, ambush.
Antonyms
1. seeing. 2. receptive. 4. rational.
1. seeing. 2. receptive. 4. rational.
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Word Origin & History
blind
O.E. blind "blind," also "dark, obscure, unintelligent," probably sharing with blend a P.Gmc. base *blandjan "to blind" (cf. Du., Ger. blind, O.N. blindr, Goth. blinds "blind"), perhaps also "to make cloudy, deceive," from PIE base *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn" (see
EXPAND bleach); cf. Lith. blendzas "blind," blesti "to become dark." The original sense, not of "sightless," but of "confused," perhaps underlies such phrases as blind alley. Of aviators flying without instruments or without clear observation, from 1919. The verb is O.E. blendan, influenced in M.E. by the adj. The noun meaning "anything that obstructs sight" is from 1530s. Blindman's bluff is from 1580s.
COLLAPSE
"The twilight, or rather the hour between the time when one can no longer see to read and the lighting of the candles, is commonly called blindman's holiday." [Grose, 1796]
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Medical Dictionary
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.
blind'ness n.
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Slang Dictionary
blind(ed) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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