blind
Pronunciation
[change]Adjective
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Positive |
- (not comparable) If someone or something is blind, they can't see.
- I'm not totally blind. I can see a little.
- (comparable) If someone or something is blind, they can't see the truth about something.
- How can you be so blind about your problems?
Verb
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- (transitive) If someone is blinded, they become unable to see.
- 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?
Noun
[change]- A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
- Any device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.
- In poker a forced bet.
- The player was in the big blind.
- An 1800s baseball term meaning no score.
Adverb
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- Without seeing; unseeingly.
- In three card brag, without looking at the cards dealt.