blind

(noun) people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group. Example: "He spent hours reading to the blind."

(noun) a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters). Example: "He waited impatiently in the blind."

(noun) a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight. Synonyms: screen. Example: "They had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet."

(noun) something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity. Synonyms: subterfuge. Examples: "He wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge." "The holding company was just a blind."

(verb) render unable to see.

(verb) make blind by putting the eyes out. Example: "The criminals were punished and blinded."

(verb) make dim by comparison or conceal. Synonyms: dim.

(adj) unable to see. Synonyms: blind (vs. sighted), unsighted. Example: "A person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--kenneth jernigan."

(adj) unable or unwilling to perceive or understand. Examples: "Blind to a lover's faults." "Blind to the consequences of their actions."

(adj) not based on reason or evidence. Synonyms: unreasoning. Examples: "Blind hatred." "Blind faith." "Unreasoning panic."