blind
n.
shade, shutter (over a window); shelter, hiding place (for hunters); something that misleads
adj.
unable to see; closed to, impervious to
v.
make unable to see; dazzle
Blind
blind
Noun
1. people who have severe visual impairments; "he spent hours reading to the blind"
(hypernym) people
(member-meronym) blind person, blind man
2. a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"
(hypernym) screen, cover, covert, concealment
3. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
(synonym) screen
(hypernym) protective covering, protective cover, protection
(hyponym) curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall
4. 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"
(synonym) subterfuge
(hypernym) misrepresentation, deceit, deception
Verb
1. render unable to see
(hyponym) dazzle, bedazzle, daze
(derivation) winker, blinker, blinder
2. make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
3. make dim by comparison or conceal
(synonym) dim
(hypernym) darken
Adjective
1. unable to see
(synonym) unsighted
(antonym) sighted
(similar) blinded
2. unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions"
(similar) unperceptive, unperceiving
3. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"
(synonym) unreasoning
(similar) irrational
blind
adv.
blindly, unseeingly, without seeing; bigotedly, in a prejudiced manner
adj.
blind, sightless, eyeless, unable to see; unquestioning, not expressing doubt or hesitation
blind
n.
blind, shade, shutter
adj.
blind, sightless