Blind Definition–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. |
| 3. | not characterized or determined by reason or control: blin
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| 4. | not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity. |
| 5. | lacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor. |
| 7. | hard to see or understand: blind reasoning. |
| 8. | hidden from immediate view, esp. 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. | (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. |
–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. |
| 28. | a lightly built structure of brush or other growths, esp. 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. |
| 31. | Slang. a bout of excessive drinking; drunken spree. |
| 32. | Poker. a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand. |
| 33. | (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. | <
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| 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. |
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