[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blind \blind\, a. as.; akin to d., g., os., sw.,  dan. blind,
   icel. blindr, goth. blinds; of uncertain origin.
   1. destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect
      or by deprivation; without sight.
      1913 webster

            he that is strucken blind can not forget
            the precious treasure of his eyesight lost. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of
      intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or
      judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects.
      1913 webster

            but hard be hardened, blind be blinded more,
            that they may stumble on, and deeper fall. --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.
      1913 webster

            this plan is recommended neither to blind
            approbation nor to blind reprobation. --jay.
      1913 webster

   4. having such a state or condition as a thing would have to
      a person who is blind; not well marked or easily
      discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path;
      a blind ditch.
      1913 webster

   5. involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.
      1913 webster

            the blind mazes of this tangled wood. --milton.
      1913 webster

   6. having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall;
      open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.
      1913 webster

   7. unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind
      passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.
      1913 webster

   8. hort. abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as,
      blind buds; blind flowers.
      1913 webster

   blind alley, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.

   blind axle, an axle which turns but does not communicate
      motion. --knight.

   blind beetle, one of the insects apt to fly against people,
      esp. at night.

   blind cat zool., a species of catfish gronias
      nigrolabris, nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns
      in pennsylvania.

   blind coal, coal that burns without flame; anthracite coal.
      --simmonds.

   blind door, blind window, an imitation of a door or
      window, without an opening for passage or light. see
      blank door or blank window, under blank, a.

   blind level mining, a level or drainage gallery which has
      a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted
      siphon. --knight.

   blind nettle bot., dead nettle. see dead nettle, under
      dead.

   blind shell gunnery, a shell containing no charge, or one
      that does not explode.

   blind side, the side which is most easily assailed; a weak
      or unguarded side; the side on which one is least able or
      disposed to see danger. --swift.

   blind snake zool., a small, harmless, burrowing snake, of
      the family typhlopidae, with rudimentary eyes.

   blind spot anat., the point in the retina of the eye
      where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to
      light.

   blind tooling, in bookbinding and leather work, the
      indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; --
      called also blank tooling, and blind blocking.

   blind wall, a wall without an opening; a blank wall.
      1913 webster
see also:
blind alley blind axle blind beetle blind cat gronias nigrolabris blind coal 
blind door blind window blank door blank window blank 
blind level blind nettle dead nettle dead blind shell 
blind side blind snake typhlopidae blind spot blind tooling 
blank tooling blind blocking blind wall 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blind \blind\, v. t. imp.  p. p. blinded; p. pr.  vb. n.
   blinding.
   1. to make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment. "to
      blind the truth and me." --tennyson.
      1913 webster

            a blind guide is certainly a great mischief; but a
            guide that blinds those whom he should lead is . . .
            a much greater.                       --south.
      1913 webster

   2. to deprive partially of vision; to make vision difficult
      for and painful to; to dazzle.
      1913 webster

            her beauty all the rest did blind.    --p. fletcher.
      1913 webster

   3. to darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to
      conceal; to deceive.
      1913 webster

            such darkness blinds the sky.         --dryden.
      1913 webster

            the state of the controversy between us he
            endeavored, with all his art, to blind and confound.
                                                  --stillingfleet.
      1913 webster

   4. to cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel; as a
      road newly paved, in order that the joints between the
      stones may be filled.
      1913 webster
see also:
blinded blinding 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blind \blind\, blinde \blinde\, n.
   see blende.
   1913 webster
see also:
blende 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blind \blind\, n.
   1. something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a
      cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a
      blinder for a horse.
      1913 webster

   2. something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to
      conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.
      1913 webster

   3. cf. f. blindes, p?., fr. g. blende, fr. blenden to blind,
      fr. blind blind. mil. a blindage. see blindage.
      1913 webster

   4. a halting place. obs. --dryden.
      1913 webster blind
see also:
blindage 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

closed \closed\ adj.
   1. having an opening obstructed. narrower terms: blind
      also see: obstructed, sealed, shut, unopen,
      closed. antonym: open.
      wordnet 1.5

   2. math. of a curve or surface: having no end points or
      boundary curves; of a set: having members that can be
      produced by a specific operation on other members of the
      same set; of an interval: containing both its endpoints.
      open
      wordnet 1.5

   3. being in a position to obstruct an opening; -- especially
      of doors. narrower terms: fastened, latched also see:
      closed. antonym: open.

   syn: shut, unopen.
        wordnet 1.5

   4. having skin drawn so as to obstruct the opening; -- used
      of mouth or eyes. opposite of open. he sat quietly with
      closed eyes narrower terms: blinking, winking;
      compressed, tight; squinched, squinting

   syn: shut.
        wordnet 1.5

   5. requiring union membership; -- of a workplace; as, a
      closed shop. prenominal
      wordnet 1.5

   6. closed with shutters.
      wordnet 1.5

   7. hidden from the public; as, a closed ballot.
      wordnet 1.5

   8. not open to the general public; as, a closed meeting.
      wordnet 1.5

   9. unsympathetic; -- of a person's attitude. a closed mind
      unreceptive to new ideas
      wordnet 1.5

   10. surrounded by walls. a closed porch

   syn: closed inpredicate.
        wordnet 1.5

   11. made compact by bending or doubling over; as, a closed
       map.

   syn: folded.
        wordnet 1.5

   12. closed or fastened with or as if with buttons. narrower
       terms: buttoned vs. unbuttoned
       wordnet 1.5

   13. not engaged in activity; -- of an organization or
       business establishment. the airport is closed because of
       the weather; the many closed shops and factories made the
       town look deserted

   syn: shut down.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
blind obstructed sealed shut unopen closed 
open fastened, latched blinking, winking compressed, tight squinched, squinting 
buttoned vs. unbuttoned 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

blind
     adj 1: unable to see syn: unsighted ant: sighted
     2: unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a
        lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their
        actions"
     3: not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind
        faith"; "unreasoning panic" syn: unreasoning
     n 1: people who have severe visual impairments; "he spent hours
          reading to the blind"
     2: a hiding place sometimes used by hunters especially duck
        hunters; "he waited impatiently in the blind"
     3: something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had
        just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" syn: screen
     4: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an
        activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the
        holding company was just a blind" syn: subterfuge
     v 1: render unable to see
     2: make blind by putting the eyes out; "the criminals were
        punished and blinded"
     3: make dim by comparison or conceal syn: dim
see also:
unsighted sighted unreasoning screen subterfuge dim 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

421 moby thesaurus words for "blind":
   ableptical, abstruse, alibi, amaurotic, ambuscade, ambush,
   ambushment, amorphous, apology, art, artful dodge, artifice,
   automatic, awning, back band, backstrap, bag of tricks, bamboozle,
   bandage, bat, be bright, beach umbrella, beacon, beam,
   bearing rein, becloud, beclouded, bedazzle, befog, bellyband,
   benight, benighted, bereft of light, bit, blank, blanket, blaze,
   blind drunk, blind man, blind the eyes, blind to, blind-alley,
   blinders, blindfold, blindfolded, blinds, blinker, blinkers,
   blotto, bluff, booby trap, boozy, bosey, breeching, bridle, buried,
   burn, camouflage, canned, caparison, catch, cavesson, cecal,
   checkrein, cheekpiece, chicanery, chinband, choked, choked off,
   chouse, cinch, clear as mud, cloak, close, closed, cloud, clouded,
   cloudy, collar, color, color-blind, compulsive, conceal, concealed,
   conditioned, conspiracy, constricted, contracted, contrivance,
   coup, cover, cover story, cover up, cover-up, covered, covert,
   craft, crownband, crupper, curb, curtain, curve, curve-ball,
   cute trick, dark, darken, daze, dazzle, dead, dead-end, deaf,
   deceit, deceive, deception, delusional, dense, deprive of sight,
   design, device, diffuse light, dim, dim-sighted, dim-witted,
   dirty deal, dirty trick, disguise, disguised, dissemble,
   distract attention from, dodge, dogmatic, drape, drapery, drunk,
   dull-witted, eclipse, eclipsed, ensconce, enshroud, envelop,
   excecate, excuse, expedient, eye patch, eyeless, facade, fakement,
   fast deal, feint, fetch, ficelle, flame, flare, flash, flat, foggy,
   fool, forced, front, fulgurate, fuzzy, gag swivel, gambit, game,
   gimmick, girth, give light, glance, glare, gleam, glint, gloss,
   gloss over, glow, googly, gouge, grift, guise, hackamore, halter,
   hames, hametugs, handle, harness, hazy, headgear, headstall,
   heedless, helpless, hemeralopic, hid, hidden, hide, hip straps,
   hocus-pocus, hoodwink, imperceptive, impercipient, impervious to,
   impetuous, impulsive, in a cloud, in a fog, in darkness,
   in eclipse, in purdah, in the wings, incandesce, incommunicado,
   inconsiderate, indeterminate, indiscriminate, indistinct,
   inebriated, insensible, insensible to, insensitive, instinctive,
   intrigue, involuntary, irrational, jaquima, jerk line, joker,
   juggle, jugglery, keep under cover, knavery, lackluster,
   lame excuse, latent, light shield, lines, little game,
   locus standi, lurking hole, luster, lusterless, make blind,
   maneuver, martingale, mask, mat, mechanical, mind-blind, mindless,
   misty, mole, move, muddled, muddy, murky, muted, myopic,
   mysterious, nearsighted, nebulous, nonunderstanding, noseband,
   nyctalopic, obfuscate, obfuscated, oblivious, obscure, obscured,
   obtuse, occult, opaque, ostensible motive, out, out cold, overcome,
   overshadow, paralyzed, parasol, pass, passed out, pixilated,
   plastered, plot, ploy, pole strap, poor excuse, positive,
   preoccupied, pretense, pretension, pretext, protestation,
   public motive, purblind, put-off, racket, radiate, rash, rayless,
   reckless, recondite, red herring, reflex, reflexive, refuge, reins,
   ribbons, ruse, saddle, scam, scheme, screen, scurvy trick,
   secluded, secluse, secret, semblance, send out rays, senseless,
   sequestered, shade, shader, shadow, shadowing, shadowy, shaft tug,
   sham, shapeless, shift, shine, shine brightly, shoot,
   shoot out rays, short-sighted, shortsighted, show, shroud, shut,
   side check, sightless, sleight, sleight of hand,
   sleight-of-hand trick, slow, slow-witted, slur over, smoke screen,
   snaffle, snow-blind, spiritually blind, squeezed shut,
   stalking-horse, stark blind, stiff, stone-blind, stoned,
   strangulated, stratagem, strategy, strike blind, stupid,
   subterfuge, sunblind, sunshade, surcingle, surveillance, tack,
   tackle, tactic, the blind, the sightless, the unseeing, thick,
   thoughtless, transcendent, trap, trappings, trick, trickery, tug,
   umbrella, unapprehending, unaware of, unclear, uncomprehending,
   unconscious, unconscious of, under an eclipse, under cover,
   under house arrest, under the table, under wraps, underground,
   undiscerning, undiscriminating, unenlightened, unintentional,
   unknown, unopen, unopened, unperceiving, unperceptive,
   unpersuadable, unplain, unreasoning, unseeing, unsighted,
   unthinking, unvented, unventilated, unwilled, unwilling, unwitting,
   vague, varnish, veil, visionless, weak-minded, whitewash, wile,
   wily device, winker braces, wrapped in clouds, yoke

[8] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

blind
   blind beggars are frequently mentioned matt. 9:27; 12:22;
   20:30; john 5:3. the blind are to be treated with compassion
   lev. 19:14; deut. 27:18. blindness was sometimes a punishment
   for disobedience 1 sam. 11:2; jer. 39:7, sometimes the effect
   of old age gen. 27:1; 1 kings 14:4; 1 sam. 4:15. conquerors
   sometimes blinded their captives 2 kings 25:7; 1 sam. 11:2.
   blindness denotes ignorance as to spiritual things isa. 6:10;
   42:18, 19; matt. 15:14; eph. 4:18. the opening of the eyes of
   the blind is peculiar to the messiah isa. 29:18. elymas was
   smitten with blindness at paul's word acts 13:11.
   

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