blind

Unable to see, or able to see only very little.

• She has been blind since birth.
• He is partially blind in his left eye.
• The museum provides audio guides for blind visitors.

How to use it: blind in one/both eyes (He is blind in one eye.)

Similar words: sightless

Opposites: sighted

Common phrases: blind person, partially blind, blind in something

Unable or unwilling to notice an important fact or problem.

• She was blind to his faults.
• How could we have been so blind about the risks?
• Their success made them blind to serious problems.

How to use it: blind to something (He was blind to the danger.)

Similar words: unaware, oblivious

Opposites: aware

Common phrases: blind to something, blind about something

Having no way out at the far end.

• We turned into a blind alley.
• The blind tunnel ended at a rock face.
• They found themselves in a narrow blind passage.

Similar words: dead-end

Common phrases: blind alley, blind tunnel, blind passage

Having no windows, doors, or other openings.

• The courtyard faced a blind wall.
• A blind facade gave the building a severe appearance.
• They painted a mural on the warehouse’s blind side.

Similar words: windowless, blank

Common phrases: blind wall, blind facade

A window covering that you raise, lower, or adjust to control light.

• Please lower the blind.
• We fitted new blinds in the kitchen.
• Sunlight came through the gaps in the blind.

Similar words: shade

Common phrases: roller blind, window blind, lower the blind

A shelter where people hide while watching or hunting animals.

• The hunter waited in a blind.
• We watched the ducks from a wooden blind.
• They built a blind beside the marsh.

Similar words: hide, hiding place

Common phrases: duck blind, hunting blind, bird blind

A bet that a poker player must make before seeing their cards.

• He posted the small blind.
• The big blind increased after an hour.
• Players must pay their blinds before the cards are dealt.

Similar words: forced bet

Common phrases: small blind, big blind, post a blind

A score of zero in an old form of baseball scoring.

• The scorer recorded a blind.
• Their first inning ended with a blind on the score sheet.
• The old baseball report lists three blinds for the visiting team.

Similar words: zero

Common phrases: a blind, record a blind