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blind
blind
/ˈblaɪnd/
adjective
(
)
Unable to see
(
unsighted
,
blind
)
unable to see
A person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision
a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision
(
)
Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
(
blind
)
unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
Blind to a lover's faults
blind to a lover's faults
Blind to the consequences of their actions
blind to the consequences of their actions
(
)
Not based on reason or evidence
(
unreasoning
,
blind
)
not based on reason or evidence
Blind hatred
blind hatred
Blind faith
blind faith
Unreasoning panic
unreasoning panic
noun
(
)
People who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
(
blind
)
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
He spent hours reading to the blind
he spent hours reading to the blind
(
)
A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
(
blind
,
screen
)
a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
They had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
(
)
A hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
(
blind
)
a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
He waited impatiently in the blind
he waited impatiently in the blind
Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
(
blind
,
subterfuge
)
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
He wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge
he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge
The holding company was just a blind
the holding company was just a blind
verb
(
)
Make blind by putting the eyes out
(
blind
)
make blind by putting the eyes out
The criminals were punished and blinded
The criminals were punished and blinded
(
)
Render unable to see
(
blind
)
render unable to see
Make dim by comparison or conceal
(
blind
,
dim
)
make dim by comparison or conceal
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