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Blind

Adjective

Définitions

1.AdjectiveUnable to see, or only partially able to see.
"Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.; Braille is a writing system for the blind.; his blind eye"
2.AdjectiveFailing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.
"The lovers were blind to each other’s faults.; Authors are blind to their own defects."
3.AdjectiveHaving little or no visibility.
"a blind path; a blind ditch; a blind corner"
4.AdjectiveClosed at one end; having a dead end; exitless.
"a blind alley; a blind fistula; a blind gut"
5.AdjectiveHaving no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless.
"a blind wall; a blind alley"
6.AdjectiveAble to be fixed without access to one end.
"a blind rivet"
7.AdjectiveSmallest or slightest.
"I shouted, but he didn’t take a blind bit of notice.; We pulled and pulled, but it didn't make a blind bit of difference."
8.AdjectiveWithout any prior knowledge.
"He took a blind guess at which fork in the road would take him to the airport.; I went into the meeting totally blind, so I really didn’t have a clue what I was talking about."
9.AdjectiveUnconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.
"blind deference; blind justice; blind punishment"
10.AdjectiveUsing blinded study design, wherein information is purposely limited to prevent bias.
"a blind trial"
11.AdjectiveUnintelligible or illegible.
"a blind passage in a book; blind writing"
12.Adjective(Of a pimple) not having a well-defined head.
13.AdjectiveAbortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.
"blind buds; blind flowers"
14.AdjectiveUncircumcised.
15.NounA movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
16.NounA destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
17.NounA place where people can hide in order to observe wildlife.
"a duck blind; Field biologists use blinds, and so do hunters."
18.NounSomething to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge, deception.
19.NounA blindage.
20.NounA hiding place.
21.NounThe blindside.
22.NounNo score.
23.NounA forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
"The blinds are $10 and $20, and the ante is $1."
24.NounA player who is forced to pay such a bet.
"The blinds immediately folded when I reraised."
25.VerbTo make temporarily or permanently blind.
"The light was so bright that for a moment he was blinded.; Don’t wave that pencil in my face—do you want to blind me?"
26.VerbTo curse, swear, use foul language
27.VerbTo darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
28.VerbTo 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.
29.AdverbWithout seeing; unseeingly.
30.AdverbAbsolutely, totally.
"to swear blind"
31.AdverbWithout looking at the cards dealt.
32.AdverbAs a pastry case only, without any filling.
"Blind bake your pie case for fifteen minutes, then add the filling. This will help avoid a “soggy bottom”."
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