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blind  


      adj  
1   
a    unable to see; sightless  
b    (as collective n; preceded by the)  
the blind     
2    usually foll by: to   unable or unwilling to understand or discern  
3    not based on evidence or determined by reason  
blind hatred     
4    acting or performed without control or preparation  
5    done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information  
6    hidden from sight  
a blind corner, a blind stitch     
7    closed at one end  
a blind alley     
8    completely lacking awareness or consciousness  
a blind stupor     
9    Informal   very drunk  
10    having no openings or outlets  
a blind wall     
11    without having been seen beforehand  
a blind purchase     
12    (of cultivated plants) having failed to produce flowers or fruits  
13    (intensifier)  
not a blind bit of notice     
14   ♦ turn a blind eye (to)   to disregard deliberately or pretend not to notice (something, esp. an action of which one disapproves)  
      adv  
15    without being able to see ahead or using only instruments  
to drive blind, flying blind     
16    without adequate knowledge or information; carelessly  
to buy a house blind     
17    (intensifier) (in the phrase blind drunk)  
18   ♦ bake blind   to bake (the empty crust of a pie, pastry, etc.) by half filling with dried peas, crusts of bread, etc., to keep it in shape  
      vb   mainly tr  
19    to deprive of sight permanently or temporarily  
20    to deprive of good sense, reason, or judgment  
21    to darken; conceal  
22    foll by: with   to overwhelm by showing detailed knowledge  
to blind somebody with science     
23    intr     (Brit)  
slang   to drive very fast  
24    intr     (Brit)  
slang   to curse (esp. in the phrase effing and blinding)  
      n  
25    modifier   for or intended to help the blind  
a blind school     
26    a shade for a window, usually on a roller  
27    any obstruction or hindrance to sight, light, or air  
28    a person, action, or thing that serves to deceive or conceal the truth  
29    a person who acts on behalf of someone who does not wish his identity or actions to be known  
30      (Brit)  
slang, Also called   blinder   a drunken orgy; binge  
31      (Poker)   a stake put up by a player before he examines his cards  
32      (Hunting)     (chiefly U.S. and Canadian)   a screen of brush or undergrowth, in which hunters hide to shoot their quarry,   (Brit. name)    hide  
33      (Military)   a round or demolition charge that fails to explode  
     (Old English blind; related to Old Norse blindr, Old High German blint; Lettish blendu to see dimly; see blunder)  
♦   blindly      adv  
♦   blindness      n  
See at disabled  

Austrian blind  
      n   a window blind consisting of rows of vertically gathered fabric that may be drawn up to form a series of ruches  
blind alley  
      n  
1    an alley open at one end only; cul-de-sac  
2    Informal   a situation in which no further progress can be made  
blind blocking  
      n     (Bookbinding)      another name for     →   blind stamping  
blind date  
      n  
Informal  
1    a social meeting between a man and a woman who have not met before  
2    either of the persons involved  
Blind Freddie  
      n     (Austral)  
informal   an imaginary person representing the highest degree of incompetence (esp. in the phrase Blind Freddie could see that!)  
blind gut  
      n  
Informal      another name for the     →   caecum  
blind man's buff  
      n   a game in which a blindfolded person tries to catch and identify the other players  
     (C16: buff, perhaps from Old French buffe a blow; see buffet2)  
blind register  
      n   (in the United Kingdom) a list of those who are blind and are therefore entitled to financial and other benefits  
blind snake  
      n   any burrowing snake of the family Typhlopidae and related families of warm and tropical regions, having very small or vestigial eyes  
blind spot  
      n  
1    a small oval-shaped area of the retina in which vision is not experienced. It marks the nonphotosensitive site of entrance into the eyeball of the optic nerve  
   See     →   optic disc  
2    a place or area, as in an auditorium or part of a road, where vision is completely or partially obscured or hearing is difficult or impossible  
3    a subject about which a person is ignorant or prejudiced, or an occupation in which he is inefficient  
4    a location within the normal range of a radio transmitter with weak reception  
blind staggers  
      n   functioning as sing     (Vet. science)      another name for     →   staggers  
blind stamping  
      n     (Bookbinding)   an impression on a book cover without using colour or gold leaf,   (Also called)    blind blocking  
colour-blind  
      adj  
1    of or relating to any defect in the normal ability to distinguish certain colours  
   See     →   deuteranopia     →   protanopia     →   tritanopia  
2    not discriminating on grounds of skin colour or ethnic origin  
♦   colour blindness      n  
double-blind  
      adj   of or relating to an experiment to discover reactions to certain commodities, drugs, etc., in which neither the experimenters nor the subjects know the particulars of the test items during the experiments  
   Compare     →   single-blind  
festoon blind  
      n   a window blind consisting of vertical rows of horizontally gathered fabric that may be drawn up to form a series of ruches  
gravel-blind  
      adj  
Literary   almost entirely blind  
     (C16: from gravel + blind, formed on the model of sand-blind)  
hoodman-blind  
      n     (Brit)   † † blind man's buff  
Roman blind  
      n   a window blind consisting of a length of material which, when drawn up, gathers into horizontal folds from the bottom  
sand-blind  
      adj   not completely blind; partially able to see  
   Compare     →   stone-blind  
     (C15: changed (through influence of sand) from Old English samblind (unattested), from sam- half, semi- + blind)  
♦   sand-blindness      n  
single-blind  
      adj   of or relating to an experiment, esp. one to discover people's reactions to certain commodities, drugs, etc., in which the experimenters but not the subjects know the particulars of the test items during the experiment  
   Compare     →   double-blind  
snow-blind  
      adj   temporarily unable to see or having impaired vision because of the intense reflection of sunlight from snow  
♦   snow blindness      n  
stone-blind  
      adj   completely blind  
   Compare     →   sand-blind  
sun blind  
      n     (Chiefly Brit)   a blind, such as a Venetian blind, that shades a room from the sun's glare  
Venetian blind  
      n   a window blind consisting of a number of horizontal slats whose angle may be altered to let in more or less light  
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hide   [1]  
      vb   , hides, hiding, hid   , hidden   , hid  
1    to put or keep (oneself or an object) in a secret place; conceal (oneself or an object) from view or discovery  
to hide a pencil, to hide from the police     
2    tr   to conceal or obscure  
the clouds hid the sun     
3    tr   to keep secret  
4    tr   to turn (one's head, eyes, etc.) away  
      n  
5      (Brit)   a place of concealment, usually disguised to appear as part of the natural environment, used by hunters, birdwatchers, etc.,   (U.S. and Canadian equivalent)    blind            (See also)      →   hide-out  
     (Old English hydan; related to Old Frisian heda, Middle Low German hüden, Greek keuthein)  
♦   hidable      adj  
♦   hider      n  

Austrian blind  
      n   a window blind consisting of rows of vertically gathered fabric that may be drawn up to form a series of ruches  
blind  
      adj  
1   
a    unable to see; sightless  
b    (as collective n; preceded by the)  
the blind     
2    usually foll by: to   unable or unwilling to understand or discern  
3    not based on evidence or determined by reason  
blind hatred     
4    acting or performed without control or preparation  
5    done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information  
6    hidden from sight  
a blind corner, a blind stitch     
7    closed at one end  
a blind alley     
8    completely lacking awareness or consciousness  
a blind stupor     
9    Informal   very drunk  
10    having no openings or outlets  
a blind wall     
11    without having been seen beforehand  
a blind purchase     
12    (of cultivated plants) having failed to produce flowers or fruits  
13    (intensifier)  
not a blind bit of notice     
14   ♦ turn a blind eye (to)   to disregard deliberately or pretend not to notice (something, esp. an action of which one disapproves)  
      adv  
15    without being able to see ahead or using only instruments  
to drive blind, flying blind     
16    without adequate knowledge or information; carelessly  
to buy a house blind     
17    (intensifier) (in the phrase blind drunk)  
18   ♦ bake blind   to bake (the empty crust of a pie, pastry, etc.) by half filling with dried peas, crusts of bread, etc., to keep it in shape  
      vb   mainly tr  
19    to deprive of sight permanently or temporarily  
20    to deprive of good sense, reason, or judgment  
21    to darken; conceal  
22    foll by: with   to overwhelm by showing detailed knowledge  
to blind somebody with science     
23    intr     (Brit)  
slang   to drive very fast  
24    intr     (Brit)  
slang   to curse (esp. in the phrase effing and blinding)  
      n  
25    modifier   for or intended to help the blind  
a blind school     
26    a shade for a window, usually on a roller  
27    any obstruction or hindrance to sight, light, or air  
28    a person, action, or thing that serves to deceive or conceal the truth  
29    a person who acts on behalf of someone who does not wish his identity or actions to be known  
30      (Brit)  
slang, Also called   blinder   a drunken orgy; binge  
31      (Poker)   a stake put up by a player before he examines his cards  
32      (Hunting)     (chiefly U.S. and Canadian)   a screen of brush or undergrowth, in which hunters hide to shoot their quarry,   (Brit. name)    hide  
33      (Military)   a round or demolition charge that fails to explode  
     (Old English blind; related to Old Norse blindr, Old High German blint; Lettish blendu to see dimly; see blunder)  
♦   blindly      adv  
♦   blindness      n  
See at disabled  
blind alley  
      n  
1    an alley open at one end only; cul-de-sac  
2    Informal   a situation in which no further progress can be made  
blind blocking  
      n     (Bookbinding)      another name for     →   blind stamping  
blind date  
      n  
Informal  
1    a social meeting between a man and a woman who have not met before  
2    either of the persons involved  
Blind Freddie  
      n     (Austral)  
informal   an imaginary person representing the highest degree of incompetence (esp. in the phrase Blind Freddie could see that!)  
blind gut  
      n  
Informal      another name for the     →   caecum  
blind man's buff  
      n   a game in which a blindfolded person tries to catch and identify the other players  
     (C16: buff, perhaps from Old French buffe a blow; see buffet2)  
blind register  
      n   (in the United Kingdom) a list of those who are blind and are therefore entitled to financial and other benefits  
blind snake  
      n   any burrowing snake of the family Typhlopidae and related families of warm and tropical regions, having very small or vestigial eyes  
blind spot  
      n  
1    a small oval-shaped area of the retina in which vision is not experienced. It marks the nonphotosensitive site of entrance into the eyeball of the optic nerve  
   See     →   optic disc  
2    a place or area, as in an auditorium or part of a road, where vision is completely or partially obscured or hearing is difficult or impossible  
3    a subject about which a person is ignorant or prejudiced, or an occupation in which he is inefficient  
4    a location within the normal range of a radio transmitter with weak reception  
blind staggers  
      n   functioning as sing     (Vet. science)      another name for     →   staggers  
blind stamping  
      n     (Bookbinding)   an impression on a book cover without using colour or gold leaf,   (Also called)    blind blocking  
colour-blind  
      adj  
1    of or relating to any defect in the normal ability to distinguish certain colours  
   See     →   deuteranopia     →   protanopia     →   tritanopia  
2    not discriminating on grounds of skin colour or ethnic origin  
♦   colour blindness      n  
double-blind  
      adj   of or relating to an experiment to discover reactions to certain commodities, drugs, etc., in which neither the experimenters nor the subjects know the particulars of the test items during the experiments  
   Compare     →   single-blind  
festoon blind  
      n   a window blind consisting of vertical rows of horizontally gathered fabric that may be drawn up to form a series of ruches  
gravel-blind  
      adj  
Literary   almost entirely blind  
     (C16: from gravel + blind, formed on the model of sand-blind)  
hoodman-blind  
      n     (Brit)   † † blind man's buff  
Roman blind  
      n   a window blind consisting of a length of material which, when drawn up, gathers into horizontal folds from the bottom  
sand-blind  
      adj   not completely blind; partially able to see  
   Compare     →   stone-blind  
     (C15: changed (through influence of sand) from Old English samblind (unattested), from sam- half, semi- + blind)  
♦   sand-blindness      n  
single-blind  
      adj   of or relating to an experiment, esp. one to discover people's reactions to certain commodities, drugs, etc., in which the experimenters but not the subjects know the particulars of the test items during the experiment  
   Compare     →   double-blind  
snow-blind  
      adj   temporarily unable to see or having impaired vision because of the intense reflection of sunlight from snow  
♦   snow blindness      n  
stone-blind  
      adj   completely blind  
   Compare     →   sand-blind  
sun blind  
      n     (Chiefly Brit)   a blind, such as a Venetian blind, that shades a room from the sun's glare  
Venetian blind  
      n   a window blind consisting of a number of horizontal slats whose angle may be altered to let in more or less light  

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