blind
/ˈblaɪ̯nd/ adjective B1- 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.
- Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive. · The lovers were blind to each other’s faults.· Authors are blind to their own defects.
- Having little or no visibility. · a blind path· a blind ditch
- Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless. · a blind alley· a blind fistula
- Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless. · a blind wall· a blind alley
- Able to be fixed without access to one end. · a blind rivet
- 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.
- 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.
Comparative blinder · Superlative blindest
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As to poor Lestrade’s discovery it was simply a blind intended to put the police upon a wrong track, by suggesting Socialism and secret societies.
“Because if you did not wear spectacles the brightness and glory of the Emerald City would blind you.
A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: “I am sure than I can see, Mother!” In the desire to prove to him his mistake, his Mother placed before him a few grains of frankincense, and asked, “What is it?” The young Mole said, “It is a pebble.” His Mother exclaimed: “My son, I am afraid that you are not only blind, but that you have lost your sense of smell.”
## The Blind Man and the Whelp
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