noun
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
Examples
- he spent hours reading to the blind
noun
a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
Examples
- he waited impatiently in the blind
noun
a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
Synonyms
Examples
- they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
noun
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
Synonyms
Examples
- he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge
- the holding company was just a blind
verb
render unable to see
verb
make blind by putting the eyes out
Examples
- The criminals were punished and blinded
verb
make dim by comparison or conceal
Synonyms
adjective
unable to see
Synonyms
Examples
- a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan
adjective
unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
Examples
- blind to a lover's faults
- blind to the consequences of their actions
adjective
not based on reason or evidence
Synonyms
Examples
- blind hatred
- blind faith
- unreasoning panic