blind

1. (verb) make dim by comparison or conceal
Synonyms: dim
Related Words: darken

2. (verb) make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded"
Synonyms: excecate
Related Words: alter, change

3. (verb) render unable to see
Related Words: bedazzle, daze, dazzle, seel, snow-blind

4. (satellite adjective) closed at one end; "a blind alley"

5. (satellite adjective) unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions"

6. (satellite adjective) without preparation or forethought or knowledge; "a blind attempt"; "a blind purchase"

7. (satellite adjective) not based on reason on evidence; "blind hatred"; "unreasonable expectations"
Synonyms: unreasonable, unreasoning

8. (adjective) unable to see
Synonyms: unsighted
Antonyms: sighted

9. (noun) something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
Synonyms: screen
Related Words: blinder, blinker, curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall, protection, protective covering, shutter, window blind, winker

10. (noun) a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"
Related Words: concealment, cover, covert, screen

11. (satellite adjective) not easily seen or noticed; "blind stitching"
Synonyms: undetectable

12. (noun) people who have severe visual impairments; "he spent hours reading to the blind"
Related Words: people

13. (satellite adjective) slang for `drunk'
Synonyms: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddley, tiddly, tight, tipsy, wet

14. (noun) something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
Synonyms: subterfuge
Related Words: deceit, deception, misrepresentation



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