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blind

1. blind \bli-nd\ \'bli-n-(d)le-\ \'bli-n(d)-n*s\ aj [ME, fr. OE; akin to 
   OHG blint blind, OE blandan to mix - more at] BLEND 1a1: SIGHTLESS  1a2: 
   having less than 1/10 of normal vision in the more effici ent eye when 
   refractive defects are fully correctd by lenses 1b: of or relating to 
   sightless persons  2a: unable or unwilling to discern or judge  2b: 
   unsupported by evidence or plausibility {~ faith}  3a: having no regard to 
   rational discrimination, guidance, or restriction  {~ choice} 3b: lacking 
   any directing or controlling consciousness {~ chance> 3c: marked by 
   complete insensibility; also : DRUNK  4: made or done without sight of 
   certain objects or knowledge of certain f acts that could serve for 
   guidance {~ purchase}; esp performed solely by the aid of instruments 
   within an airplane {a ~ landing} 5: DEFECTIVE; esp : lacking a growing 
   point or producing lea ves instead of flowers 6: difficult to discern, make 
   out, or discover : as  6a: ILLEGIBLE; also : lacking a complete or legible 
   address  {~ mail} 6b: hidden from sight : COVERED {~ seam}  7: having but 
   one opening or outlet {~ alley}  8: having no opening for light or passage 
   : BLANK {~ wall)> - blind.ly av
2. blind vt 1a: to make blind  1b: DAZZLE  2a: to withhold light from : 
   DARKEN  2b: HIDE, CONCEAL  2c: to make dim by comparison 
3. blind n 1: something to hinder sight or keep out light : as  1a: a 
   window shutter  1b: a roller window shade  1c: VENETIAN BLIND  1d: BLINDER  
   2: a place of concealment : AMBUSH  3a: something put forward for the 
   purpose of misleading : SUBTERFUGEM 3b1: a person serving as an agent for 
   another who keeps under cover  3b2: one who acts as a decoy or distraction 
4. blind av : BLINDLY; esp : to the point of insensibility