blind

adjective

• 1unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition:a blind man with a stick he was blind in one eye (as plural noun the blind)guide dogs for the blind
• (of an action, especially a test or experiment) done without being able to see or without having relevant information:a blind tasting of eight wines
• Aeronautics (of flying) using instruments only:blind landings during foggy conditions

• 2lacking perception, awareness, or judgement:a blind acceptance of the status quo she was blind to the realities of her position
• not controlled by reason:they left in blind panic
• not governed by purpose:a world of blind chance

• 3concealed or closed, in particular:
• (of a corner or bend in a road) impossible to see round:two trucks collided on a blind curve in the road
• (of a door or window) walled up: fresco paintings on the blind windows
• closed at one end:a blind pipe

• 4 [with negative] British informal not the slightest (used in emphatic expressions):this declaration is not a blind bit of good to the workers

• 5(of a plant) without buds, eyes, or terminal flowers: planting too shallowly is the most common cause of bulbs coming up blind

verb

• 1cause (someone) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily:the injury temporarily blinded him her eyes were blinded with scalding tears

• 2deprive (someone) of understanding, judgement, or perception:he was blinded by his faith somehow Clare and I were blinded to the truth
• (blind someone with) confuse or overawe someone with (something they do not understand):they try to blind you with science

• 3 [no object, with adverbial of direction] British informal, dated move very fast and dangerously:I could see the bombs blinding along above the roof tops

noun

• 1a screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats:she pulled down the blinds
• British an awning over a shop window.

• 2 [in singular] something designed to conceal one’s real intentions:he phoned again from his own home: that was just a blind for his wife
• North American a camouflaged shelter used for observing or hunting wildlife:a duck blind

• 3British informal, dated a heavy drinking bout:he’s off on a blind again

adverb

• without being able to see clearly:he was the first pilot in history to fly blind wines were tasted blind
• without having all the relevant information; unprepared:he was going into the interview blind
• (of a stake in poker or brag) put up by a player before the cards dealt are seen.