blind
♦ blind /bl'aɪnd/ (blinds blinding blinded)
1 [ADJ]
Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
I started helping him run the business when he went blind...
[N-PLURAL] the N
The blind are people who are blind.
He was a teacher of the blind.
● blindness [N-UNCOUNT]
Early diagnosis and treatment can usually prevent blindness.
2 [VERB] V n
If something blinds you, it makes you unable to see, either for a short time or permanently.
The sun hit the windscreen, momentarily blinding him.
3 [ADJ] v-link ADJ, usu ADJ with n
If you are blind with something such as tears or a bright light, you are unable to see for a short time because of the tears or light.
Her mother groped for the back of the chair, her eyes blind with tears.
● blindly [ADV]
Lettie groped blindly for the glass.
4 [ADJ] v-link ADJ to n
If you say that someone is blind to a fact or a situation, you mean that they ignore it or are unaware of it, although you think that they should take notice of it or be aware of it.
All the time I was blind to your suffering.
● blindness [N-UNCOUNT]
...blindness in government policy to the very existence of the unemployed.
5 [VERB] V n to n
If something blinds you to the real situation, it prevents you from realizing that it exists or from understanding it properly.
He never allowed his love of Australia to blind him to his countrymen's faults.
6 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
You can describe someone's beliefs or actions as blind when you think that they seem to take no notice of important facts or behave in an unreasonable way.
...her blind faith in the wisdom of the Church...
Lesley yelled at him with blind, hating rage.
7 [ADJ] ADJ n
A blind corner is one that you cannot see round because something is blocking your view.
He tried to overtake three cars on a blind corner and crashed head-on into a lorry.
8 [N-COUNT]
A blind is a roll of cloth or paper which you can pull down over a window as a covering.
see also Venetian blind
9
see also blinding, blindly,
10 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that someone is turning a blind eye to something bad or illegal that is happening, you mean that you think they are pretending not to notice that it is happening so that they will not have to do anything about it.
Teachers are turning a blind eye to pupils smoking at school, a report reveals today...blind al|ley (blind alleys)
[N-COUNT]
If you describe a situation as a blind alley, you mean that progress is not possible or that the situation can have no useful results.
The Internet has proved a blind alley for many firms.
= dead endblind date (blind dates)
[N-COUNT]
A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend a romantic evening with someone you have never met before.blind spot (blind spots)
1 [N-COUNT]
If you say that someone has a blind spot about something, you mean that they seem to be unable to understand it or to see how important it is.
The prime minister has a blind spot on ethical issues...
When I was single I never worried about money-it was a bit of a blind spot.
2 [N-COUNT]
A blind spot is an area in your range of vision that you cannot see properly but which you really should be able to see. For example, when you are driving a car, the area just behind your shoulders is often a blind spot.blind trust (blind trusts)
[N-COUNT]
A blind trust is a financial arrangement in which someone's investments are managed without the person knowing where the money is invested. Blind trusts are used especially by people such as members of parliament, so that they cannot be accused of using their position to make money unfairly. (BUSINESS)
His shares were placed in a blind trust when he became a government minister.Ve|netian blind /vən'iːʃən bl'aɪnd/ (Venetian blinds)
[N-COUNT]
A Venetian blind is a window blind made of thin horizontal strips which can be adjusted to let in more or less light.
1 [ADJ]
Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
I started helping him run the business when he went blind...
[N-PLURAL] the N
The blind are people who are blind.
He was a teacher of the blind.
● blindness [N-UNCOUNT]
Early diagnosis and treatment can usually prevent blindness.
2 [VERB] V n
If something blinds you, it makes you unable to see, either for a short time or permanently.
The sun hit the windscreen, momentarily blinding him.
3 [ADJ] v-link ADJ, usu ADJ with n
If you are blind with something such as tears or a bright light, you are unable to see for a short time because of the tears or light.
Her mother groped for the back of the chair, her eyes blind with tears.
● blindly [ADV]
Lettie groped blindly for the glass.
4 [ADJ] v-link ADJ to n
If you say that someone is blind to a fact or a situation, you mean that they ignore it or are unaware of it, although you think that they should take notice of it or be aware of it.
All the time I was blind to your suffering.
● blindness [N-UNCOUNT]
...blindness in government policy to the very existence of the unemployed.
5 [VERB] V n to n
If something blinds you to the real situation, it prevents you from realizing that it exists or from understanding it properly.
He never allowed his love of Australia to blind him to his countrymen's faults.
6 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
You can describe someone's beliefs or actions as blind when you think that they seem to take no notice of important facts or behave in an unreasonable way.
...her blind faith in the wisdom of the Church...
Lesley yelled at him with blind, hating rage.
7 [ADJ] ADJ n
A blind corner is one that you cannot see round because something is blocking your view.
He tried to overtake three cars on a blind corner and crashed head-on into a lorry.
8 [N-COUNT]
A blind is a roll of cloth or paper which you can pull down over a window as a covering.
see also Venetian blind
9
see also blinding, blindly,
10 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that someone is turning a blind eye to something bad or illegal that is happening, you mean that you think they are pretending not to notice that it is happening so that they will not have to do anything about it.
Teachers are turning a blind eye to pupils smoking at school, a report reveals today...blind al|ley (blind alleys)
[N-COUNT]
If you describe a situation as a blind alley, you mean that progress is not possible or that the situation can have no useful results.
The Internet has proved a blind alley for many firms.
= dead endblind date (blind dates)
[N-COUNT]
A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend a romantic evening with someone you have never met before.blind spot (blind spots)
1 [N-COUNT]
If you say that someone has a blind spot about something, you mean that they seem to be unable to understand it or to see how important it is.
The prime minister has a blind spot on ethical issues...
When I was single I never worried about money-it was a bit of a blind spot.
2 [N-COUNT]
A blind spot is an area in your range of vision that you cannot see properly but which you really should be able to see. For example, when you are driving a car, the area just behind your shoulders is often a blind spot.blind trust (blind trusts)
[N-COUNT]
A blind trust is a financial arrangement in which someone's investments are managed without the person knowing where the money is invested. Blind trusts are used especially by people such as members of parliament, so that they cannot be accused of using their position to make money unfairly. (BUSINESS)
His shares were placed in a blind trust when he became a government minister.Ve|netian blind /vən'iːʃən bl'aɪnd/ (Venetian blinds)
[N-COUNT]
A Venetian blind is a window blind made of thin horizontal strips which can be adjusted to let in more or less light.