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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blind /blaɪnd/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, v., n., adv. adj. - Ophthalmologyunable to see;
lacking sight:blind from birth. - [be + ~ + to] unwilling or unable to take note of or understand: blind to the faults of their children.
- [before a noun] not characterized or determined by or based on reason or control: blind, random chance.
- hidden from view, esp. from oncoming motorists: There were numerous accidents at that blind corner.
- performed without necessary knowledge beforehand: a blind purchase.
- Laboratoryof or relating to a method of designing and conducting experiments that prevents investigators or the people being tested from knowing the theories or conditions being tested:blind experiments.
v. [~ + object] - to make sightless, as by injuring, dazzling, or bandaging the eyes:The sudden bright lights in his eyes blinded him.
- to keep (someone) from reasoning, judging, or deciding in one's normal way:blinded by the promises the salesman made.[~ + object + to + object]Her charm blinded me to her faults.
n. [countable] - FurnitureAlso, blinds. a covering for a window made of thin, long slats of wood, etc., attached to a string so as to enable raising or lowering it, therebyadjusting the amount of light coming in;
venetian blind. - Furniturecloth or other material on a roller pulled down to cover a window;
window shade. - an action or organization for concealing a true purpose;
deception:just a blind to throw us off the track. - the blind, [plural; used with a plural verb] people lacking the sense of sight:built special facilities for the blind.
adv. - to the point of losing consciousness: to drink oneself blind.
- without the ability to see clearly;
blindly: to drive blind through a storm. - without guidance, relevant information, etc.: to work blind.
- to an extreme degree;
completely: to cheat someone blind. - not using eyesight but relying instead only on instruments for navigation:They had to fly blind and land in the driving snow.
blind•ly, adv.: walked blindly right into the trap.blind•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blind (blīnd),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, v., n., adv. adj. - unable to see;
lacking the 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.
- hard to see or understand:blind reasoning.
- hidden from immediate view, esp. 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. - Architecture(of an archway, arcade, etc.) having no windows, passageways, or the like.
- dense enough to form a screen:a blind hedge of privet.
- Aeronauticsdone without seeing;
by instruments alone:blind flying. - made without some prior knowledge:a blind purchase; a blind lead in a card game.
- Psychologyof or pertaining to an experimental design that prevents investigators or subjects from knowing the hypotheses or conditions being tested.
- of, pertaining to, or for blind persons.
- Printing[Bookbinding.](of a design, title, or the like) impressed into the cover or spine of a book by a die without ink or foil.
- Food[Cookery.](of pastry shells) baked or fried without the filling.
- Mechanical Engineering(of a rivet or other fastener) made so that the end inserted, though inaccessible, can be headed or spread.
v.t. - 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.
n. - something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- Furniturea 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.
- FurnitureSee Venetian blind.
- Furniture[Chiefly Midland U.S. and Brit.]See window shade.
- Sporta lightly built structure of brush or other growths, esp. one in which hunters conceal themselves.
- an activity, organization, or the like for concealing or masking action or purpose;
subterfuge:The store was just a blind for their gambling operation. - Sporta decoy.
- Slang Termsa bout of excessive drinking;
drunken spree. - Games[Poker.]a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand.
- (used with a pl. v.) persons who lack the sense of sight (usually preceded by the):The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing.
adv. - 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.
- Gmc *blindaz, perh. akin to blend; original sense uncertain); (verb, verbal) Middle English blinden, derivative of the adjective, adjectival
- bef. 1000; (adjective, adjectival) Middle English blind, Old English; cognate with Gothic blinds, Old Norse blindr, German, Dutch blind (
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Blind, stone-blind, purblind mean unable to see. Blind means unable to see with the physical eyes. Stone-blind emphasizes complete blindness. Purblind refers to weakened vision, literally or figuratively.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged irrational, uncritical, rash, thoughtless, unreasoning.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged concealed.
- 25.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See curtain.
- 28.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hiding place, ambush.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged seeing.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged receptive.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rational.
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