blighted
- v cause to suffer a blight
- s affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
a blighted rose
blighted urban districts
blind
- n people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
he spent hours reading to the blind - n a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
he waited impatiently in the blind - n a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet - n something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
the holding company was just a blind - v render unable to see
- v make blind by putting the eyes out
The criminals were punished and blinded - v make dim by comparison or conceal
- a 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"--Kenneth Jernigan - s unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
blind to a lover's faults
blind to the consequences of their actions - s not based on reason or evidence
blind hatred
blind faith
blinded
- v render unable to see
- v make blind by putting the eyes out
The criminals were punished and blinded - v make dim by comparison or conceal
- s deprived of sight
blindfold
- n a cloth used to cover the eyes
- v cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
the hostage was blindfolded and driven away - s wearing a blindfold
blindfolded
- v cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
the hostage was blindfolded and driven away - s wearing a blindfold
blinding
- v render unable to see
- v make blind by putting the eyes out
- v make dim by comparison or conceal
- s shining intensely
blinding headlights
blinking
- n a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- v briefly shut the eyes
- v force to go away by blinking
- v gleam or glow intermittently
- s closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
he stood blinking in the bright sunlight - s informal intensifiers
what a bally (or blinking) nuisance
blissful
- s completely happy and contented
blissful young lovers
in blissful ignorance