Толковый словарь английского языка - blind
Blind
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I. adjective see: blend Date: before 12th century 1. a. sightless , having less than 1/10 of normal vision in the more efficient eye when refractive defects are fully corrected by lenses, of or relating to sightless persons, 2. unable or unwilling to discern or judge , unquestioning , 3. having no regard to rational discrimination, guidance, or restriction , lacking a directing or controlling consciousness , drunk 1a, 4. made or done without sight of certain objects or knowledge of certain facts that could serve for guidance or cause bias , having no knowledge of information that may cause bias during the course of an experiment or test , defective : as, lacking a growing point or producing leaves instead of flowers, lacking a complete or legible address , 6. difficult to discern, make out, or discover, hidden from sight ; covered , having but one opening or outlet , having no opening for light or passage ; blank , ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. transitive verb Date: before 12th century 1. to make ~, dazzle , 2. to withhold light from, hide , conceal , ~ingly adverb III. noun Date: 1678 something to hinder sight or keep out light: as, a window shutter, a roller window shade, venetian ~ , ~er , a place of concealment, 3. something put forward for the purpose of misleading ; subterfuge , a person who acts as a decoy or distraction, IV. adverb Date: circa 1775 ~ly: as, to the point of insensibility , without seeing outside an airplane , without knowledge of certain facts that could serve for guidance or cause bias , 2. — used as an intensive
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adj., v., n., & adv. --adj. 1 lacking the power of sight. 2 a without foresight, discernment, intellectual perception, or adequate information (blind effort). b (often foll. by to) unwilling or unable to appreciate (a factor, circumstance, etc.) (blind to argument). 3 not governed by purpose or reason (blind forces). 4 reckless (blind hitting). 5 a concealed (blind ditch). b (of a door, window, etc.) walled up. c closed at one end. 6 Aeron. (of flying) without direct observation, using instruments only. 7 Cookery (of a flan case, pie base, etc.) baked without a filling. 8 sl. drunk. --v. 1 tr. deprive of sight, permanently or temporarily (blinded by tears). 2 tr. (often foll. by to) rob of judgement; deceive (blinded them to the danger). 3 intr. sl. go very fast and dangerously, esp. in a motor vehicle. --n. 1 a a screen for a window, esp. on a roller, or with slats (roller blind; Venetian blind). b an awning over a shop window. 2 a something designed or used to hide the truth; a pretext. b a legitimate business concealing a criminal enterprise (he's a spy, and his job is just a blind). 3 any obstruction to sight or light. 4 Brit. sl. a heavy drinking-bout. 5 Cards a stake put up by a poker player before the cards dealt are seen. 6 US = HIDE(1) n. --adv. blindly (fly blind; bake it blind). Phrases and idioms blind alley 1 a cul-de-sac. 2 a course of action leading nowhere. blind as a bat completely blind. blind coal coal burning without a flame. blind corner a corner round which a motorist etc. cannot see. blind date 1 a social engagement between a man and a woman who have not previously met. 2 either of the couple on a blind date. blind drunk extremely drunk. blind gut the caecum. blind man's buff a game in which a blindfold player tries to catch others while being pushed about by them. blind side a direction in which one cannot see the approach of danger etc. blind spot 1 Anat. the point of entry of the optic nerve on the retina, insensitive to light. 2 an area in which a person lacks understanding or impartiality. 3 a...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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