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blind
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- pronunciation:
- blaInd
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb, noun, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
blinder, blindest |
definition 1: |
lacking the ability to see; sightless.
These dogs are trained to assist blind people.An accident in the laboratory had left him blind.- synonyms:
- eyeless, sightless
- antonyms:
- sighted
- similar words:
- purblind, stone-blind, visionless
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definition 2: |
unwilling or unable to recognize or understand.
He is blind to the truth about his wife.- synonyms:
- ignorant, imperceptive, unaware
- antonyms:
- mindful, perceptive
- similar words:
- insensitive, obtuse, undiscerning, unknowing
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definition 3: |
beyond reason or the need for evidence.
The neighbors said he was blind with rage when he broke down the door.The people had blind trust in their leader.- synonyms:
- irrational, mindless, unreasonable
- similar words:
- impetuous, rash, reckless, senseless, uncontrollable, uncritical, unrestrained, unthinking
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definition 4: |
out of sight; hidden.
It's dangerous to pass another car on a blind curve.- synonyms:
- hidden, invisible, occult
- similar words:
- obscure, unknown
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definition 5: |
(informal) drunk.
He was absolutely blind by the end of the party and I had to drive him home.- synonyms:
- drunk
- similar words:
- tight, tipsy
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related words: |
heedless, oblivious |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
blinds, blinding, blinded |
definition 1: |
to cause to lose sight, either temporarily or permanently.
He blinded us shining that flashlight in our eyes.The illness blinded her and she never regained her sight.- similar words:
- daze, dazzle, dim, obscure
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definition 2: |
to take away (one's) judgment.
Love blinded him to her faults.- similar words:
- blindfold, daze, dazzle, obfuscate
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
(sometimes pl.) a device in a window to screen out light or give privacy within.
The room gets hot during the day if we don't pull down the blind.
- similar words:
- cover, curtain, drape, shade, Venetian blind
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definition 2: |
(used with a pl. verb) sightless people, collectively (usu. prec. by "the").
That organization trains guide dogs for the blind. |
definition 3: |
a place or structure used by hunters, photographers, or the like to conceal themselves.
- similar words:
- ambush, hideaway
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definition 4: |
a cover or mask for true purpose or action; something that obscures.
- synonyms:
- camouflage, cloak, disguise, masquerade, smoke screen, subterfuge
- similar words:
- deception, front, mask, screen
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related words: |
camouflage, diversion, lodge |
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part of speech: |
adverb |
inflections: |
blinder, blindest |
definition: |
without the capacity to see or know.
He flew the airplane blind.They went on with their plan, blind to the consequences.- synonyms:
- benighted
- similar words:
- unawares
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derivation: |
blindness (n.) |
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