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blind
(bl/aI/nd )

adjective (a)

  • unable to see(adj.all)
    Example:
    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.
    Synonym:
    unsighted
    Antonym:
    sighted
    source: wordnet30
  • Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect or by deprivation; without sight.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group(noun.group)
    Example:
    He spent hours reading to the blind.
    source: wordnet30
  • a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He waited impatiently in the blind.
    source: wordnet30
  • a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    They had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet.
    Synonym:
    screen
    source: wordnet30
  • something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The holding company was just a blind.
    Synonym:
    subterfuge
    source: wordnet30
  • Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • See Blende.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • unable or unwilling to perceive or understand(adj.all)
    Example:
    Blind to a lover's faults.
    Blind to the consequences of their actions.
    source: wordnet30
  • not based on reason or evidence(adj.all)
    Example:
    Blind hatred.
    Blind faith.
    Synonym:
    unreasoning
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • render unable to see(verb.perception)
    source: wordnet30
  • make blind by putting the eyes out(verb.perception)
    Example:
    The criminals were punished and blinded.
    source: wordnet30
  • make dim by comparison or conceal(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    dim
    source: wordnet30
  • To make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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