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blind

blind

44 1.6
People who cannot see
  • noun
  • /blaɪnd/
: personas ciegas
  • Volunteering at the Service Center for the Blind has given Anna valuable skills for independence.
  • school for the blind
  • services for the blind
  • education for the blind

Examples

  • Every year on or near October 15, our school, the California School for the Blind, celebrates National White Cane Day.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Organizations like the National Federation for the Blind aim to advocate for the rights of visually impaired people.

  • First Schools for the Blind in the United States

    Academic text (2015)
  • Oh, I joined the Library for the Blind.

  • And I doubt the Postal Service's "Free Matter for the Blind" is going to apply here.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The use of tactile experience in teaching the blind is not a new idea.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The Indiana School for the Blind offers residential and day educational programs for visually impaired children.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Julie Dahlberg is an orientation and mobility specialist at the Oregon School for the Blind in Salem.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The New York Institution for the Blind (NYIB) received a charter in 1831 and initiated instruction in March 1832.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The Library for the Blind provides resources specifically designed to help individuals who cannot see.

Idioms

69 5.9

Not noticing or choosing to ignore a problem

Choose to ignore something wrong

flying blind
  • Informal
9 7.9

Being without enough information or clear instructions in a difficult situation

blind drunk
  • Informal
5 7.9

So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are

A situation where people without experience guide others like them

1 8.1

Doing something that leads nowhere useful

1 9.0

To confuse someone by using many technical words they do not understand

said the blind man
  • Offensive
9.9

A joking phrase people use after 'I see' to show they do not believe someone

Compounds

60 3.3

A meeting where two people who have not met see if they like each other

40 1.6

A man who cannot see

20 1.5

A person who cannot see or can see very little

13 3.7

Unable to see the difference between some colors, often red and green

double blind
  • Specialized
12 5.1

A test in which neither participants nor researchers know who gets the treatment

blind spot
  • Informal
11 5.3

An area a person does not notice or understand that causes bad decisions

8 5.6

A policy or attitude that does not consider people's race, often hiding unequal treatment

6 4.0

Unable to tell some colors apart, often red and green

blind trust
  • Specialized
6 5.8

A way to give money or property to someone else who manages it without the owner's knowledge

6 4.0

Not treating people differently because of their race when choosing people for jobs or schools

A window covering made of horizontal slats you tilt to control light and privacy

5 5.1

The side you cannot see that may make you miss things

blind alley
  • Informal
4 6.2

A plan that leads nowhere and cannot succeed

double-blind study
  • Specialized
2 4.2

An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias

2 4.1

A street closed at one end with only one way in or out

2 2.2

A cover for a window that blocks light and gives privacy

A window covering of long vertical slats that you turn to control light and privacy

blind spot
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A small area in the eye where the optic nerve enters and you cannot see

1 4.8

A bend in the road that hides the view ahead

1 3.3

A corner on a road where drivers cannot see around because something blocks the view

1 8.1

Unable to see for a short time because bright light from snow bounces into your eyes

A person who cannot tell some colors apart

red-blind
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Cannot tell the color red from green

green-blind
  • Specialized
1 9.2

Cannot see the color green or tell it from red

blind stitching
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A way of sewing so the stitches do not show on the outside

1 5.4

An experiment where neither the people nor the researchers know who gets the real medicine

1 8.4

Not able to see at all

1 5.1

An experiment where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is in which group

1 7.4

A curve in a road you cannot see around when driving

blue-blind
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Cannot see blue or tell blue from yellow because of an eye problem

1 3.0

A window covering made of fabric that moves up and down to block light and give privacy

1 2.8

A person whose eyes are covered during a game or test

1 8.8

A small snake that looks like a worm and lives underground

blind staggers
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A disease in horses and cows that makes them walk unsteadily and fall often

blind landing
  • Archaic
1 7.0

A plane landing using only instruments because the pilot cannot see outside

blind axle
  • Specialized
7.2

A bar under a vehicle that turns to support wheels but does not drive them

9.9

A small eel-like animal with tiny legs and small eyes that lives in muddy water

blind flying
  • Archaic
7.4

Using only instruments to fly a plane when you cannot see outside

9.9

A North American wildflower with tube-shaped blue, white, or purple flowers that stay mostly closed

blind gut
  • Archaic
7.7

A pouch at the start of the large intestine where the small intestine opens

blind stitch machine
  • Specialized
7.5

A sewing machine that joins fabric so the thread is not seen on the outside of clothes

A small, slender snake that lives underground in the western United States deserts and has very poor sight

word-blind
  • Specialized
9.9

Unable to read written language because of brain injury

Surface Forms

blind singular
blinds plural

Etymology

Blind used as a noun comes from the same old word for 'unable to see', and people began to use it to name the group of those who cannot see. So when we say 'the blind' we mean people who cannot see.