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[1] unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
[2] unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: They were blind to their children's faults. He was blind to all arguments.
[3] not characterized or determined by reason or control: blind tenacity; blind chance.
[4] not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity.
[5] lacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor.
[6] drunk.
[7] hard to see or understand: blind reasoning.
[8] hidden from immediate view, especially from oncoming motorists: a blind corner.
[9] of concealed or undisclosed identity; sponsored anonymously: a blind ad signed only with a box number.
[10] having no outlets; closed at one end: a blind passage; a blind mountain pass.
[11] Architecture . (of an archway, arcade, etc.) having no windows, passageways, or the like.
[12] dense enough to form a screen: a blind hedge of privet.
[13] done without seeing; by instruments alone: blind flying.
[14] made without some prior knowledge: a blind purchase; a blind lead in a card game.
[15] of or relating to an experimental design that prevents investigators or subjects from knowing the hypotheses or conditions being tested.
[16] of, relating to, or for blind persons.
[17] Bookbinding . (of a design, title, or the like) impressed into the cover or spine of a book by a die without ink or foil.
[18] Cookery . (of pastry shells) baked or fried without the filling.
[19] (of a rivet or other fastener) made so that the end inserted, though inaccessible, can be headed or spread.
[20] to make sightless permanently, temporarily, or momentarily, as by injuring, dazzling, bandaging the eyes, etc.: The explosion blinded him. We were blinded by the bright lights.
[21] to make obscure or dark: The room was blinded by heavy curtains.
[22] to deprive of discernment, reason, or judgment: a resentment that blinds his good sense.
[23] to outshine; eclipse: a radiance that doth blind the sun.
[24] something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
[25] a window covering having horizontal or vertical slats that can be drawn out of the way, often with the angle of the slats adjustable to admit varying amounts of light.
[26] venetian blind.
[27] Chiefly Midland U.S. and British . window shade.
[28] a lightly built structure of brush or other growths, especially one in which hunters conceal themselves: a duck blind.
[29] an activity, organization, or the like for concealing or masking action or purpose; subterfuge: The store was just a blind for their gambling operation.
[30] a decoy.
[31] Slang . a bout of excessive drinking; drunken spree.
[32] Poker . a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand.
[33] (used with a plural verb ) persons who lack the sense of sight (usually preceded by the ): The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing.
[34] into a stupor; to the degree at which consciousness is lost: He drank himself blind.
[35] without the ability to see clearly; lacking visibility; blindly: They were driving blind through the snowstorm.
[36] without guidance or forethought: They were working blind and couldn't anticipate the effects of their actions.
[37] to an extreme or absolute degree; completely: The confidence men cheated her blind.
[38] fly blind . fly1(def 34) .
[39] unable to see; sightless (as collective noun ; preceded by the ) the blind
[40] (usually foll by to) unable or unwilling to understand or discern
[41] not based on evidence or determined by reason blind hatred
[42] acting or performed without control or preparation
[43] done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information
[44] hidden from sight a blind corner ; a blind stitch
[45] closed at one end a blind alley
[46] completely lacking awareness or consciousness a blind stupor
[47] informal very drunk
[48] having no openings or outlets a blind wall
[49] without having been seen beforehand a blind purchase
[50] (of cultivated plants) having failed to produce flowers or fruits
[51] (intensifier) not a blind bit of notice
[52] turn a blind eye to disregard deliberately or pretend not to notice (something, esp an action of which one disapproves)
[53] without being able to see ahead or using only instruments to drive blind ; flying blind
[54] without adequate knowledge or information; carelessly to buy a house blind
[55] (intensifier) (in the phrase blind drunk )
[56] 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
[57] to deprive of sight permanently or temporarily
[58] to deprive of good sense, reason, or judgment
[59] to darken; conceal
[60] (foll by with) to overwhelm by showing detailed knowledge to blind somebody with science
[61] (intr) British slang to drive very fast
[62] (intr) British slang to curse (esp in the phrase effing and blinding )
[63] (modifier) for or intended to help blind and partially sighted people a blind school
[64] a shade for a window, usually on a roller
[65] any obstruction or hindrance to sight, light, or air
[66] a person, action, or thing that serves to deceive or conceal the truth
[67] a person who acts on behalf of someone who does not wish his identity or actions to be known
[68] Also called: blinder British old-fashioned , slang a drunken orgy; binge
[69] poker a stake put up by a player before he examines his cards
[70] hunting , mainly US and Canadian a screen of brush or undergrowth, in which hunters hide to shoot their quarry Brit name: hide
[71] military a round or demolition charge that fails to explode

Words related to Blinded

blindgiddy, groggy, woozy, distracted, shaky, dumb, wobbly, dazed, blind, dim, darken, confuse, disguise, mask, muddy, overshadow, cover, camouflage, shroud, belie

Words nearby Blinded

blindblimey, blimp, blimp out, blimpish, blin, blind, blind alley, blind as a bat, blind blocking, blind carbon copy, blind casing

Origin of Blinded

before 1000; (adj.) Middle English blind, Old English; cognate with Gothic blinds, Old Norse blindr, German, Dutch blind (< Germanic *blindaz, perhaps akin to blend; original sense uncertain); (v.) Middle English blinden, derivative of the adj.

Other words from Blinded

blind·ing·ly , adverb
blind·ness , noun
half-blind , adjective
half-blind·ly , adverb
half-blind·ness , noun
qua·si-blind , adjective
qua·si-blind·ly , adverb
self-blind·ed , adjective
blind′ ness n.

Word origin for Blinded

Old English blind ; related to Old Norse blindr , Old High German blint ; Lettish blendu to see dimly; see blunder

Synonyms for Blinded

addled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, blind, dazed, dazzled, distracted, disturbed, dumbfounded, faint, light, muddled, puzzled, staggered, staggering, swimming, upset, whirling, dumb, gaga, giddy, groggy, hazy, lightheaded, off balance, out of control, punch-drunk, punchy, shaky, slap-happy, tipsy, unsteady, vertiginous, weak in the knees, weak-kneed, wobbly, woozy