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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
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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
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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
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blindfolded
  • v  cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
    the hostage was blindfolded and driven away
  • s  wearing a blindfold
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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
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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
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blissful
  • s  completely happy and contented
    blissful young lovers
    in blissful ignorance
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blistering
  • n  the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
  • v  get blistered
  • v  subject to harsh criticism
  • v  cause blisters to form on
  • s  harsh or corrosive in tone
    blistering criticism
  • s  hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
    blistering sun
  • s  very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
    a blistering pace
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