blind blind /ˈblaɪnd/

adjective

1. () Unable to see  ( unsighted , blind )
   unable to see
    A person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision
   a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision
   
2. () Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand  ( blind )
   unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
    Blind to a lover's faults
   blind to a lover's faults
    Blind to the consequences of their actions
   blind to the consequences of their actions
   
3. () Not based on reason or evidence  ( unreasoning , blind )
   not based on reason or evidence
    Blind hatred
   blind hatred
    Blind faith
   blind faith
    Unreasoning panic
   unreasoning panic
   

noun

1. () People who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group  ( blind )
   people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
    He spent hours reading to the blind
   he spent hours reading to the blind
   
2. () A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight  ( blind , screen )
   a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
    They had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
   they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
   
   
3. () A hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)  ( blind )
   a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
    He waited impatiently in the blind
   he waited impatiently in the blind
   
4. Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity  ( blind , subterfuge )
   something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
    He wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge
   he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge
    The holding company was just a blind
   the holding company was just a blind
   

verb

1. () Make blind by putting the eyes out  ( blind )
   make blind by putting the eyes out
    The criminals were punished and blinded
   The criminals were punished and blinded
   
2. () Render unable to see  ( blind )
   render unable to see
   
3. Make dim by comparison or conceal  ( blind , dim )
   make dim by comparison or conceal