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Rhymes with -aɪnd

From Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.

Cognate with Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish blind, Faroese and Icelandic blindur.

not comparable Unable to see, or only partially able to see. Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.
comparable Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive. The lovers were blind to each other’s faults.
not comparable Having little or no visibility. a blind path
not comparable Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless. a blind alley
not comparable Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless. a blind wall
not comparable Able to be fixed without access to one end. a blind rivet
in certain phrases Smallest or slightest. I shouted, but he didn’t take a blind bit of notice.
not comparable Without any prior knowledge. He took a blind guess at which fork in the road would take him to the airport.
not comparable Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc. blind deference
Using blinded study design, wherein information is purposely limited to prevent bias. a blind trial
Unintelligible or illegible. a blind passage in a book; blind writing
not having a well-defined head. There it was, right in the middle of my forehead - the biggest, blindest, reddest pimple I'd ever seen, just hanging there like a limpet mine.
Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit. blind buds
Uncircumcised.

A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass. It is a piece of wood furnished with two parallel rows of plates, folding over each other, so as to resemble, in some degree, the laths of a blind.
A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
A place where people can hide in order to observe wildlife. a duck blind
Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge, deception.
A blindage.
A hiding place. So, when the watchful shepherd, from the blind, Wounds with a random shaft the careless hind
colloquial The blindside.
slang No score.
A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind. The blinds are $10 and $20, and the ante is $1.
A player who is forced to pay such a bet. The blinds immediately folded when I reraised.

transitive To make temporarily or permanently blind. The light was so bright that for a moment he was blinded.
informal To curse, swear, use foul language If you’re cast for fatigue by a sergeant unkind, Don’t grouse like a woman, nor crack on, nor blind; Be handy and civil, and then you will find That it’s beer for the young British soldier.
To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal. He ſought, but in the dark tempeſtuous Night He knew not whither to direct his Sight. So whirl the Seas, ſuch Darkneſs blinds the Sky, That the black Night receives a deeper Dye.
To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.

Without seeing; unseeingly. It was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it blind - as is very proper for those who tackle a darkness.
colloquial Absolutely, totally. to swear blind
Without looking at the cards dealt.
especially, in compounds As a pastry case only, without any filling. Blind bake your pie case for fifteen minutes, then add the filling. This will help avoid a “soggy bottom”.

English, German, and Jewish/Yiddish surname, all related to the adjective blind.