blind date noun

1. A social engagement arranged for one, esp by a third party, with someone one has not met previously, esp with a view to romance
2. The partner (to be) met in this way

blind-drunkˈ adjective

So drunk as to be like a blind person

blindˈfish noun

An eyeless fish (genus Amblyopsis) of the Kentucky Mammoth Cave

blindˈfold adjective

1. (earlier blind-felled struck blind) having the eyes bandaged so as not to be able to see
2. (of chess, etc) played without seeing the board
3. Thoughtless
4. Reckless

1. Without being able to see
2. Heedlessly

transitive verb

1. To cover the eyes of
2. To mislead

noun

A piece of fabric, handkerchief, etc used for covering up the eyes

Blind Freddie noun (Aust informal)

An imaginary epitome of imperceptiveness

blind gut noun

The caecum

blindman's buff noun

(ie buffet) a game in which a blindfold player tries to catch the others

blind road noun

A grassy track invisible to those that are on it

blindˈ-side transitive verb (N American)

To exploit someone's blind side in surprising or taking advantage of them

blind side noun

1. The side on which a person is blind to danger
2. (one's) weak point
3. The part of the field between the scrum, etc and the touch-line nearer it (rugby)

blindˈsight noun (psychology)

A condition, caused by brain damage, in which a person is able to respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them

blind snake noun

A non-venomous burrowing snake of tropical regions with small or vestigial eyes

blind spot noun

1. The spot on the retina where the optic nerve joins and where there are no visual cells
2. A point within the normal range of a transmitter at which the field strength is abnormally small (radio)
3. A point on a road which is obscured from vision
4. An area in an auditorium where one cannot see or hear properly
5. A region of understanding in which one's intuition and judgement always fail

blindˈ-stamped adjective

blind stamping or blind tooling noun (bookbinding)

Making impressions on the covers without gilding

blindˈ-storey noun

A triforium

blind summit noun

A summit on a road whose slope is such as to prevent one from seeing approaching traffic

blind tooling see blind stamping above.

blind trust noun (chiefly N American)

A trust which manages a political public figure's private capital, so as to prevent conflict of interest

blindˈworm noun

A slow-worm

bake blind

To bake (a pastry case) without a filling

blind (someone) with science

To confuse (someone) with much complicated detail

not a blind bit of (informal)

Not any

swear blind (informal)

To declare emphatically

the blind leading the blind

The ignorant trying to instruct the ignorant

turn a blind eye

To pretend not to have seen