blind
3
7.9
- noun
- /blaɪnd/
:
tapadera
- The magician's tricks always involved clever blinds to hide his secrets.
So it's a true blind, a double-blind, double-blind, double-blind, like a study, right?
- So it's a true blind, a double-blind, double-blind, double-blind, like a study, right?
Examples
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The baffle blocks resemble camouflaged duck blinds.
Academic text (1997) -
After surviving these two trials, visitors are led in groups of four to one of four wooden boxes that serve as blinds.
Academic text (2001) -
She angrily peeled herself off the couch, stumbled to the window, and pulled down the blinds.
Fiction book (2002) -
They used blinds to throw off their opponents during the game.
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The spy devised a series of blinds to mask his true intentions.
Synonyms
40
3.9
An outward appearance that hides someone's real identity or intentions
27
5.8
A thing that hides the true nature of something
26
4.6
A way of hiding something so it is not easily seen
19
9.5
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
1
2.2
A cover for a window that blocks light and gives privacy
1
4.1
A person or thing that hides something to keep it secret
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
7
7.9
Being without enough information or clear instructions in a difficult situation
- Informal
3
7.9
So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are
- Informal
1
9.0
To confuse someone by using many technical words they do not understand
A situation where people without experience guide others like them
- Offensive
A joking phrase people use after 'I see' to show they do not believe someone
Compounds
- Specialized
10
5.1
A test in which neither participants nor researchers know who gets the treatment
- Specialized
4
5.8
A way to give money or property to someone else who manages it without the owner's knowledge
4
3.9
A window covering made of horizontal slats you tilt to control light and privacy
- US
3
4.0
Not treating people differently because of their race when choosing people for jobs or schools
- US
3
5.6
A policy or attitude that does not consider people's race, often hiding unequal treatment
- Specialized
2
4.2
An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias
- Specialized
1
4.8
A small area in the eye where the optic nerve enters and you cannot see
1
3.9
A window covering of long vertical slats that you turn to control light and privacy
1
3.3
A corner on a road where drivers cannot see around because something blocks the view
- Archaic
1
7.0
A plane landing using only instruments because the pilot cannot see outside
- Specialized
A bar under a vehicle that turns to support wheels but does not drive them
A North American wildflower with tube-shaped blue, white, or purple flowers that stay mostly closed
- Specialized
A disease in horses and cows that makes them walk unsteadily and fall often
- Specialized
A sewing machine that joins fabric so the thread is not seen on the outside of clothes
- Specialized
An experiment where neither the people nor the researchers know who gets the real medicine
- Specialized
An experiment where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is in which group
- UK
A window covering made of fabric that moves up and down to block light and give privacy
- UK
Unable to see for a short time because bright light from snow bounces into your eyes
A small, slender snake that lives underground in the western United States deserts and has very poor sight
How Concealing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blind meaning a cover or trick comes from the same idea of hiding sight: a 'blind' hides the real plan, so a blind is something used to conceal or distract.