noun Download 🔗Share 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 blinds in the classroom were lowered to make it easier to see the projector screen. " architecture building item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc. Examples : "The blinds on the front of the bus read "Downtown - Route 42." " vehicle sign communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any device intended to conceal or hide. Examples : "a duck blind" device item building architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge. Examples : "The student's elaborate excuse about a sick dog was just a blinds to hide the fact that he hadn't done his homework. " mind character action communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A blindage. Examples : "The tank's thick blinds protected the soldiers inside from enemy fire. " military architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A halting place. Examples : "The bus stop, designated as the "blinds," offered a brief halting place for travelers weary from their journeys. " place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The blindside. Examples : "The linebacker came from his blindside, so the quarterback didn't see the hit coming. " position sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (1800s) No score. Examples : "After three innings, the baseball game remained scoreless, with both teams having blinds. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind. Examples : "The blinds are $10/$20 and the ante is $1." game bet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A player who is forced to pay such a bet. Examples : "The blinds immediately folded when I reraised." game bet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (as a plural) Those who are blind, taken as a group. Examples : "The program helps the blinds learn to use computers with special software. " human group person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make temporarily or permanently blind. Examples : "The bright flash of the camera momentarily blinds the actors on stage. " medicine body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To curse. Examples : "Having lost all his money gambling, he blinds his bad luck with a stream of angry curses. " curse Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal. Examples : "The sudden bright sunlight blinds the driver for a moment. " appearance mind action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 road crew blinds the freshly laid paving stones with fine gravel to help them settle and lock together. " material building technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading