blind

nouns

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
"he spent hours reading to the blind"
blind
is a type of (narrower)
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
"old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
people
a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
"he waited impatiently in the blind"
blind
is a type of (narrower)
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
"a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
concealment, cover, covert, screen
a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
"they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
blind, screen
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
"he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
blind, subterfuge

verbs

render unable to see
blind
is derived from
blinder
make blind by putting the eyes out
"The criminals were punished and blinded"
blind
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify
make dim by comparison or conceal
blind, dim

adjectives

unable to see
"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
blind, unsighted
is derived from
blindness
antonym
sighted
unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
"blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions"
blind
is similar to
lacking perception
"as unperceptive as a boulder"
unperceiving, unperceptive
not based on reason or evidence
"blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"
blind, unreasoning