- unable to see; having severely impaired or absolutely no sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: They were blind to their children's faults. He was blind to all arguments.
- not characterized or determined by reason or control: blind tenacity; blind chance.
- not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity.
- lacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor.
- drunk (def. 1).
- hard to see or understand: blind reasoning.
- hidden from immediate view, especially from oncoming motorists: a blind corner.
- of concealed or undisclosed identity; sponsored anonymously: a blind ad signed only with a box number.
- having no outlets; closed at one end: a blind passage; a blind mountain pass.
- (of an archway, arcade, etc.) having no windows, passageways, or the like.
- dense enough to form a screen: a blind hedge of privet.
- done without seeing; by instruments alone: blind flying.
- made without some prior knowledge: a blind purchase; a blind lead in a card game.
- of or relating to an experimental design that prevents investigators or subjects from knowing the hypotheses or conditions being tested.
- of, relating to, or for blind persons.
- (of a design, title, or the like) impressed into the cover or spine of a book by a die without ink or foil.
- (of pastry shells) baked or fried without the filling.
- (of a rivet or other fastener) made so that the end inserted, though inaccessible, can be headed or spread.
- 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.
- to make obscure or dark: The room was blinded by heavy curtains.
- to deprive of discernment, reason, or judgment: a resentment that blinds his good sense.
- to outshine; eclipse: a radiance that doth blind the sun.
- something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- 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.
- venetian blind.
- window shade.
- a lightly built structure of brush or other growths, especially one in which hunters conceal themselves: a duck blind.
- an activity, organization, or the like for concealing or masking action or purpose; subterfuge: The store was just a blind for their gambling operation.
- a decoy.
- a bout of excessive drinking; drunken spree.
- a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand.
- persons who lack the sense of sight: The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing.
- into a stupor; to the degree at which consciousness is lost: He drank himself blind.
- without the ability to see clearly; lacking visibility; blindly: They were driving blind through the snowstorm.
- without guidance or forethought: They were working blind and couldn't anticipate the effects of their actions.
- to an extreme or absolute degree; completely: The confidence men cheated her blind.
- unable to see; sightless
- (as collective noun; preceded by the)
- unable or unwilling to understand or discern
- not based on evidence or determined by reason
- acting or performed without control or preparation
- done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information
- hidden from sight
- closed at one end
- completely lacking awareness or consciousness
- very drunk
- having no openings or outlets
- without having been seen beforehand
- (of cultivated plants) having failed to produce flowers or fruits
- (intensifier)
- to disregard deliberately or pretend not to notice (something, esp an action of which one disapproves)
- without being able to see ahead or using only instruments
- without adequate knowledge or information; carelessly
- (intensifier) (in the phrase blind drunk)
- to bake (the empty crust of a pie, pastry, etc) by half filling with dried peas, crusts of bread, etc, to keep it in shape
- to deprive of sight permanently or temporarily
- to deprive of good sense, reason, or judgment
- to darken; conceal
- to overwhelm by showing detailed knowledge
- to drive very fast
- to curse (esp in the phrase effing and blinding)
- for or intended to help blind and partially sighted people
- a shade for a window, usually on a roller
- any obstruction or hindrance to sight, light, or air
- a person, action, or thing that serves to deceive or conceal the truth
- a person who acts on behalf of someone who does not wish his identity or actions to be known
- a drunken orgy; binge
- a stake put up by a player before he examines his cards
- a screen of brush or undergrowth, in which hunters hide to shoot their quarry
- a round or demolition charge that fails to explode
