26984 words

blinds

17 definitions • 19 examples
1
unable to see:

Examples:

She's been blind since birth.
He started to go (= become) blind in his sixties.
2
used to describe an extreme feeling that happens without thought or reason:

Examples:

He was blind with fury (= so angry that he could not behave reasonably).
3
to not be conscious of something or to refuse to notice something that is obvious to others:

Examples:

She seems blind to his faults.
4
that a driver cannot see, or cannot see around:

Examples:

The accident happened on a blind bend.
5
used to refer to a scientific test in which either the people being tested or the person testing them, or both, do not know what is being tested:

Examples:

6
to make someone unable to see, permanently or for a short time:

Examples:

She was blinded in an accident at an early age.
As I turned the corner the sun blinded me, so I didn't see the other car.
7
to make someone unable to notice or understand something:

Examples:

We shouldn't let our prejudices blind us to the facts of the situation.
8
a cover for a window made of a single piece or strips of cloth, paper, or plastic that is pulled up or down by a string:

Examples:

a Venetian blind
9
people who are unable to see:

Examples:

She trains dogs for the blind.
10
a place where people can watch wild animals or birds without being noticed by them
11
If something or someone is tested blind, either the people being tested or the person testing them, or both, do not know what is being tested.
12
to be flying an aircraft somewhere without being able to see where you are going:
13
to be doing something without having any experience of doing it before or without having important information about what you are doing:

Examples:

They are flying blind on this issue because they have no idea of the extent of the problem.
14
not able to see:

Examples:

He began to go blind a year ago.
fig. She is completely blind to his faults.
15
not able to be influenced by thought or reason:

Examples:

He declared that the verdict was the result of blind prejudice.
16
a cover for a window, esp. a venetian blind
17
to make someone unable to see:

Examples:

The sun blinded me for a moment.
fig. We cannot let feelings blind us to the facts.

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