blind
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- (archaic) blinde
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- Rhymes: -aɪnd
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blind (plural blinds)
- A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
- Any device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.
- (baseball, slang) An 1800s baseball term meaning no score.
- (poker) A forced bet.
- (poker) A player who is or was forced to make a bet.
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covering for a window
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blind (comparative blinder, superlative blindest)
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- (not comparable) Of a person or animal, unable to see.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island,
- He was plainly blind, for he tapped before him with a stick, and wore a great green shade over his eyes and nose...
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island,
- (comparable) Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.
- The lovers were blind to each other’s faults.
- (not comparable) Of a place, having little or no visibility; as, a blind corner.
- (not comparable) Closed at one end; having a dead end; as, a blind hole, a blind alley.
- (not comparable) Without opening; as, a blind wall.
- (idiomatic) smallest or slightest in phrases such as
- I shouted, but he didn't take a blind bit of notice.
- We pulled and pulled, but it didn't make a blind bit of difference.
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terms derived from blind (adjective)
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unable to see
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to blind (third-person singular simple present blinds, present participle blinding, simple past and past participle blinded)
- (transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind.
- The light was so bright that for a moment he was blinded.
- Don't wave that pencil in my face - do you want to blind me?
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make temporarily or permanently blind
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blind (comparative more blind, superlative most blind)
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- Without seeing; unseeingly.
- In three card brag, without looking at the cards dealt.
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- blind (unable to see)
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blind n. (plural blinden)
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Old High German blint
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- IPA: /blɪnt/
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blind (comparative blinder, superlative am blindesten)
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| Inflections of blind |
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| Indefinite singular |
Common | blind | blindare | blindast | |
| Neuter | blint | ||||
| Definite singular |
Masc. | blinde | blindaste | ||
| All | blinda | blindaste | |||
| Plural | blinda | blindaste | |||
blind
- blind; unable or failing to see