blind

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Synonyms: blink, bind, bland, blond, blend, bling, blini, lind, blin, bliny, blinn

Antonyms: blink, bind, bland, blond, blend, bling, blini, lind, blin, bliny, blinn

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|not comparable}} Unable to [[see]], or only partially able to see.
2. {{lb|en|comparable}} [[fail|Failing]] to [[recognize]], [[acknowledge]] or [[perceive]].
3. {{lb|en|not comparable|of a place}} Having little or no [[visibility]].
4. {{senseid|en|exitless}} {{lb|en|not comparable}} [[close|Closed]] at one end; having a [[dead end]]; [[exitless]].
5. {{lb|en|not comparable}} Having no openings for [[light]] or [[passage]]; both dark and exitless.
6. {{lb|en|not comparable|metalworking|construction|of a fastener}} Able to be fixed without access to one end.
7. {{lb|en|in certain phrases|negative polarity}} {{cap|smallest}} or [[slightest]].
8. {{lb|en|not comparable}} Without any [[prior]] knowledge.
9. {{senseid|en|unconditional}}{{lb|en|not comparable}} [[unconditional|Unconditional]]; without regard to [[evidence]], logic, reality, accidental mistakes, [[extenuating]] circumstances, etc.
10. {{lb|en|science}} Using [[blinded]] study design, wherein [[information]] is [[purposely]] [[limit]]ed to [[prevent]] [[bias]].
11. {{cap|unintelligible}} or [[illegible]].
12. (Of a [[pimple]]) not having a well-defined [[head]].

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|window}} A movable [[covering]] for a [[window]] to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
2. A {{w|destination sign}} mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
3. {{senseid|en|place to hide while observing or hunting wildlife}} A place where people can [[hide]] in order to observe [[wildlife]].
4. Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a [[subterfuge]], deception.
5. {{lb|en|military}} A [[blindage]].
6. A [[hiding place]].
7. {{lb|en|rugby|colloquial}} The [[blindside]].
8. {{lb|en|baseball|slang|1800s}} No score.
9. {{lb|en|poker}} A [[forced bet]]: the [[small blind]] or the [[big blind]].
10. {{lb|en|poker}} A player who is forced to pay such a bet.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make [[temporarily]] or [[permanently]] blind.
2. {{senseid|en|v curse}} {{lb|en|informal|obsolete|_|except when paired, especially {{m|en|eff and blind}}}} To curse, swear, use foul language
3. To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
4. To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.

Adverb

1. Without seeing; [[unseeingly]].
2. {{lb|en|colloquial}} [[absolutely|Absolutely]], [[totally]].
3. {{lb|en|poker|three card brag}} Without [[looking]] at the [[card]]s [[dealt]].
4. {{lb|en|culinary|especially in combination with ‘bake’}} As a pastry case only, without any filling.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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