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| blind spot |
an area nearby but which, or in which, one cannot see or hear what is happening, such as an area behind an automobile in motion that the driver cannot see through a rear-view mirror, or an acoustically dead spot in an auditorium. [1/4 definitions] |
| dense |
thick and hard to see through or penetrate. [1/4 definitions] |
| penetrate |
to see through, perceive, or understand (something hidden or complicated). [1/7 definitions] |
| transparent |
thin and finely woven enough to see through, as fabric; sheer. [1/3 definitions] |
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