window blind
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- noun
- /ˈwɪndoʊ blaɪnd/
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persiana
- The window blinds provided privacy while still allowing some light to enter.
- close the window blind
- window blind slats
- pull down a window blind
Examples
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I had pulled up all the window blinds for more light; it was not a very sunny day and rather cold outside.
Blog text (26) -
You're not too ignorant to get out of the bed and walk over here and pull a set of window blinds down, are you?
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The window blinds are closed.
Fiction book (1990) -
I open the window blinds and let the sunshine pour in.
Fiction book (1997) -
The only light was seeping in around the base of the window blinds.
Fiction book (2001) -
In the bedroom, the window blinds clatter.
Fiction book (1995) -
The night's darkest hour lay outside the yellowed window blinds.
Fiction book (1995) -
He slants the window blinds, filling the room with shadow.
Fiction book (1993) -
An empty birdcage hung from the ceiling, and the slatted light from the torn window blinds showed the walls in need of paint.
Fiction book (2000) -
Taiesha raises the window blinds, and a breeze whistle-squeaks through plastic flaps, ruffles through spoiled garbage, and snaps up dry leaves.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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1.0
A cover for a lamp or window that reduces light
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2.3
A cover for a window that blocks light
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3.5
A cover that fits over a window and closes to keep out light and rain
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3.9
A window covering made of horizontal slats you tilt to control light and privacy
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2.0
A piece of material you pull down to block light or give privacy at a window
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3.9
A window covering of long vertical slats that you turn to control light and privacy
A window covering made of fabric that moves up and down to block light and give privacy
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Morphology
The meaning 'a covering for a window' is directly derivable from 'window' (an opening with glass) + 'blind' (a screen fitted over a window). This is a regular noun–noun composition following standard English modifier+head patterns and is readily predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The noun window blind comes from thinking of a blind as something that covers a window, like an eyelid that can close to stop light. That's why a window blind means 'a cover for a window that blocks light and gives privacy'.