Definition of "blind" in İngilizce

adjective

(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
- Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.
- Braille is a writing system for the blind.
- his blind eye
(comparable) Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.
- The lovers were blind to each other’s faults.
- Authors are blind to their own defects.
(not comparable, of a place) Having little or no visibility.
- a blind path
- a blind ditch
- a blind corner
(not comparable) Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless.
- a blind alley
- a blind fistula
- a blind gut
(not comparable) Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless.
- a blind wall
- a blind alley
(not comparable, metalworking, construction, of a fastener) Able to be fixed without access to one end.
- a blind rivet
(in certain phrases, chiefly in the negative) Smallest or slightest.
- I shouted, but he didn’t take a blind bit of notice.
- We pulled and pulled, but it didn't make a blind bit of difference.
(not comparable) Without any prior knowledge.
- He took a blind guess at which fork in the road would take him to the airport.
- I went into the meeting totally blind, so I really didn’t have a clue what I was talking about.
(not comparable) Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.
- blind deference
- blind justice
- blind punishment
- 1787–1788, John Jay, The Federalist Papers This plan is recommended neither to blind approbation nor to blind reprobation.
(sciences) 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
(Of a pimple) not having a well-defined head.
(horticulture) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.
- blind buds
- blind flowers

noun

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.
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
- Field biologists use blinds, and so do hunters.
Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge, deception.
(military) A blindage.
A hiding place.
(rugby, colloquial) The blindside.
(baseball, slang, 1800s) No score.
(poker) A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
- The blinds are $10 and $20, and the ante is $1.
(poker) A player who is forced to pay such a bet.
- The blinds immediately folded when I reraised.

verb

(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?
- A blind guide is certainly a great mischief; but a guide that blinds those whom he should lead is […] a much greater.
(informal, obsolete except when paired, especially eff and blind) To curse, swear, use foul language
To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
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.

adverb

Without seeing; unseeingly.
(colloquial) Absolutely, totally.
- to swear blind
(poker, three card brag) Without looking at the cards dealt.
(cooking, especially in combination with ‘bake’) 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”.