English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-blind.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪnd|-aɪnd

Noun
en-noun

1. 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.
2. Any device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.
3. baseball slang An 1800s baseball term meaning no score.
4. poker A forced bet
5. poker A player who is or was forced to make a bet

Derived terms
blinders
Venetian blind

Translations
trans-top|covering for a window
Finnish: verho, rullaverho, sälekaihdin (made of slats), markiisi
German: Jalousie f (slats) (1), Rouleau n (1), Rolladen f (outside) (1)
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Polish: zas�ona f
Spanish: celosía f, persiana f
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See also
curtain
jalousie

Adjective
en-adj|blinder|blindest

1. notcomparable Of a person or animal, unable to see.

#* 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: He was plainly blind, for he tapped before him with a stick, and wore a great green shade over his eyes and nose...

1. comparable fail|Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.

#: The lovers were blind to each other�s faults.

1. notcomparable Of a place, having little or no visibility; as, a blind corner.
2. notcomparable close|Closed at one end; having a dead end; as, a blind hole, a blind alley.
3. notcomparable Without opening; as, a blind wall.

Derived terms
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blind alley
blind as a bat
blind curve
blind date
blind drunk, often abbreviated to blind - Synonyms - see WikiSaurus:drunk
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the blind leading the blind
blindness
blind map
blind pool
blind spot
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blinders
blinds
blindworm
purblind
word-blind
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Translations
trans-top|unable to see
Albanian: verbër
Bosnian: slijep m
Breton: dall
Catalan: cec
Croatian: slijep m
Czech: slepý#Czech|slepý m
Danish: blind
Dutch: blind
Esperanto: blinda
Finnish: sokea
French: aveugle m/f, mal-voyant(e)
German: blind#German|blind
Hebrew: ע���ר (yver) m, ע���רת (yveret) f
Hindi: ��धा (a.ndh�)
Hungarian: vak
Indonesian: buta
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Irish: dall
Italian: cieco m, cieca f
Kurdish: kor, KUchar|ک��ر
Polish: �lepy m, niewidomy m
Portuguese: cego m, cega f
Romanian: orb
Scottish Gaelic: dall
Slovak: slepý
Slovenian: slep
Spanish: ciego m, ciega f
Swedish: #Swedish|blind, synskadad
Tamil ��ர��� (kuruDu)
Telugu: ��డ�డి (guDDi)
Turkish: kör
Urdu: URchar|ا�دھا (a.ndh�)
Warlpiri: pampa
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See also
anosmic
deaf

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To make temporarily or permanently blind.

#: 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?

Translations
trans-top|make temporarily or permanently blind
Finnish: sokaista (temporarily or permanently), sokeuttaa (permanently)
German: blenden
Italian: accecare
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Kurdish: KUchar|ک��ر کرد�
Slovene: oslepiti, zaslepiti
Spanish: cegar
Swedish: förblinda, blända (by means of strong light)
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Related terms
blinding

Adverb
blind

1. In three card brag, without looking at the cards dealt.

German

Etymology
Old High German blint

Adjective
de-adj|comparativeblinder|superlativeblindesten

1. blind#English|blind

Derived terms
blinde Passagier

See also
blenden

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-blind.ogg|audio

Adjective
sv-adj-reg|n=blint
blind

1. #English|blind; unable or failing to see

Compounds
blindgång
blindgångare
blindbock
blindstyre

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• 2007-11-27 10:15 - DerbethBot - added audio Sv-blind.ogg; added missing pron. section

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