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blind

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noun

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.

Examples :

"The teacher dimmed the classroom by pulling down the blinds. "

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A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.

Examples :

"The bus driver checked the blind to see where the next stop was. "

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Any device intended to conceal or hide.

Examples :

"a duck blind"

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Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.

Examples :

"The politician's carefully crafted speech was a blind to hide their true intentions. "

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A blindage.

Examples :

"The construction workers set up a blindage around the building site to protect the workers from the dust. "

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A halting place.

Examples :

"The train stopped at the blind, and passengers disembarked for their break. "

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noun

Examples :

"The quarterback was caught off guard by the blindside block, and fumbled the ball. "

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(1800s) No score.

Examples :

"The music competition had a blind judging; no scores were recorded until the final round. "

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A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.

Examples :

"The blinds are $10/$20 and the ante is $1."

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A player who is forced to pay such a bet.

Examples :

"The blinds immediately folded when I reraised."

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(as a plural) Those who are blind, taken as a group.

Examples :

"The blind are a diverse group, with many different skills and experiences. "

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To make temporarily or permanently blind.

Examples :

"The intense sunlight blinded the hiker for a moment, making it hard to see the trail. "

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verb

Examples :

"My brother was so angry he blind the team with his bad luck. "

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verb

To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.

Examples :

"The clouds blinded the sun, obscuring the view from the classroom window. "

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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.

Examples :

"The workers blind the newly paved road to make the stones fit together tightly. "

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adjective

(of a person or animal) Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.

Examples :

"My grandmother is blind, so she needs help crossing the street. "

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(of an eye) Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.

Examples :

"My grandmother is blind in her left eye, so she needs glasses with a stronger magnifying lens. "

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adjective

Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.

Examples :

"Authors are blind to their own defects."

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adjective

Of a place, having little or no visibility.

Examples :

"a blind corner"

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Closed at one end; having a dead end

Examples :

"a blind gut"

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Having no openings for light or passage.

Examples :

"a blind alley"

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(in certain phrases) Smallest or slightest.

Examples :

"The blindest spot on the map for the new student was the route to the library. "

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adjective

Without any prior knowledge.

Examples :

"He took a blind guess at which fork in the road would take him to the airport."

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Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.

Examples :

"blind deference"

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Unintelligible or illegible.

Examples :

"a blind passage in a book; blind writing"

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Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.

Examples :

"blind buds"

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adverb

Without seeing; unseeingly.

Examples :

"The old woman walked blind down the hallway, bumping into several chairs. "

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adverb

Absolutely, totally.

Examples :

"to swear blind"

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(three card brag) Without looking at the cards dealt.

Examples :

"During the card game, Sarah played blind. "

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