The meaning of Blind

noun

A sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a shop window, doorway, or ship's deck.

Usage examples:

Maybe it's because stripes evoke memories of canvas deck chairs and awnings at fêtes.

noun

A piece of material supported by a frame and used to protect part of a building from the sun or rain

adjective

Relating to or affecting cattle.

Usage examples:

Bovine tuberculosis

noun

An animal of the cattle group, which also includes buffaloes and bison.

Usage examples:

The last aurochs, the wild bovines from which domesticated cattle are descended, died in poland in …

adjective

Connected with cows, or like a cow because of being slow or stupid

noun

The disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings.

Usage examples:

On the trenches were pieces of turf which served for camouflage

verb

Hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage.

Usage examples:

The caravan was camouflaged with netting and branches from trees

noun

An ornamental cloth covering hung or held up over something, especially a throne or bed.

Usage examples:

A romantic four-poster bed complete with drapes and a canopy

verb

Cover or provide with a canopy.

Usage examples:

The river was canopied by overhanging trees

noun

A cover like a roof for shelter or decoration, or the branches and leaves that spread out at the tops of trees in the woods

Usage examples:

[ u ] many animals live in the forest canopy.

noun

A sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders.

Usage examples:

He threw his cloak about him

verb

Dress in a cloak.

Usage examples:

They sat cloaked and hooded

noun

A loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves that fastens at the neck and hangs from the shoulders

Usage examples:

The agents operate under a cloak of secrecy., the deal was cloaked in secrecy.

noun

The use of skill to create or bring about something, especially with a consequent effect of artificiality.

Usage examples:

The requirements of the system, by happy chance and some contrivance, can be summed up in an acronym

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

A seat cover

verb

To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Usage examples:

Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot., she covered the child with a…

noun

A thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else.

Usage examples:

A vinyl floor covering

adjective

(of shooting) carried out to protect an exposed person from an enemy.

Usage examples:

We retreated behind spurts of covering fire

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A piece of material suspended at the top to form a screen, typically movable sideways along a rail and found as one of a pair at a window.

Usage examples:

She drew the curtains and lit the fire

verb

Provide with a curtain or curtains.

Usage examples:

Is it ok if we only curtain the lower windows?

noun

The action of deceiving someone.

Usage examples:

Obtaining property by deception

adjective

Closely compacted in substance.

Usage examples:

As the storm cleared, a dense fog came down

adjective

Close together and difficult to go or see through; thick

Usage examples:

Dense fog, i had trouble getting through the dense crowd., there are some really dense people in ou…

noun

A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.

Usage examples:

A measuring device

noun

An object or machine that has been invented to fulfill a particular purpose

Usage examples:

A handheld device, a safety device, electronic/mechanical devices, he invented a device for measuri…

noun

An object or machine which has been invented for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Biotech and medical devices, you should not use any personal electronic device, such as a cell phon…

adjective

(of a light, colour, or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly.

Usage examples:

The dim glow of the fire

verb

Make or become less bright or distinct.

Usage examples:

A smoky inferno that dimmed the sun

abbreviation

Diminuendo.

adjective

Stupid

Usage examples:

Marilyn was portrayed as some sort of dim-witted blonde.

verb

Give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity.

Usage examples:

We took elaborate measures to disguise ourselves as locals

noun

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

Usage examples:

I put on dark glasses as a disguise

adjective

Stupefied by sleep or a drug.

Usage examples:

She was under sedation and a bit dopey

adjective

Wanting to sleep, because or as if you have taken a drug

Usage examples:

He had taken a sleeping tablet the night before and still felt dopey., he's nice, but a bit dopey.

adjective

Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak.

Usage examples:

They stood dumb while the attacker poured out a stream of abuse

verb

Make dumb or unheard; silence.

Usage examples:

A splendour that dazed the mind and dumbed the tongue

noun

The principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space.

Usage examples:

The house has a half-timbered facade

noun

The front of a building

Usage examples:

The façade is made of limestone., behind her façade of gentleness was a tough competitor.

noun

A deceptive or pretended blow, thrust, or other movement, especially in boxing or fencing.

Usage examples:

A brief feint at the opponent's face

verb

Make a deceptive or distracting movement, especially during a fight.

Usage examples:

Adam feinted with his right and then swung a left

adjective

Denoting paper printed with faint lines as a guide for handwriting.

noun

The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.

Usage examples:

A page at the front of the book had been torn out

adjective

Of or at the front.

Usage examples:

The front cover of the magazine

verb

(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.

Usage examples:

The flats which fronted crow road

adjective

Lacking in perception or insight.

Usage examples:

He dismissed the remark as juvenile and imperceptive

adjective

Not good at noticing and understanding things

Usage examples:

He makes a polite but rather imperceptive comment., how could generations of serious scholars have …

adjective

Showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings.

Usage examples:

An insensitive remark

adjective

Not aware of other people’s feelings, or not showing sympathy for the feelings of other people

Usage examples:

The governor apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless., his feet seem to be insens…

noun

A blind or shutter made of a row of angled slats.

Usage examples:

He peeped between the half-open jalousies

noun

Each of a set of angled slats fixed or hung at regular intervals in a door, shutter, or screen to allow air or light to pass through.

Usage examples:

Murky light filters through the vertical louvres of the window blinds

proper noun

The principal museum and art gallery of france, in paris, housed in the former royal palace built by francis i. the louvre holds the mona lisa and the venus de milo.

noun

A plot or scheme.

Usage examples:

But hollinghurst doesn't rely on tabloid-inspired plot machinations to keep the book's engine ticki…

noun

A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.

Usage examples:

Snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on precipitous slopes

verb

Move skilfully or carefully.

Usage examples:

The lorry was unable to manoeuvre comfortably in the narrow street

noun

A planned action that is intended to get an advantage

Usage examples:

This manoeuvre has the effect of rewarding those shareholders who sell at the expense of those who …

noun

A covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or frighten others.

Usage examples:

Even the tots wore their costumes and enjoyed the fun, peering through their grotesque masks, and f…

verb

A covering made of fibre or gauze and fitting over the nose and mouth to protect against air pollutants, or made of sterile gauze and worn to prevent infection of the wearer or (in surgery) of the patient.

noun

A covering for all or part of the face, worn for protection or to hide the face

Usage examples:

A gas mask, an exhibit of african masks, the children all wore halloween masks that were supposed t…

noun

A false show or pretence.

Usage examples:

I doubt he could have kept up the masquerade for long

verb

Pretend to be someone one is not.

Usage examples:

A journalist masquerading as a man in distress

noun

A party or dance in which people wear masks (= coverings for the face)

Usage examples:

There were dozens of masquerade balls, parades, street dances, and fancy dress parties., i’m afraid…

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

adjective

Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.

Usage examples:

He wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse

adjective

(of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°, or (of a triangle) containing an angle of more than 90° and less than 180°

Usage examples:

I’m not trying to be obtuse, but i don’t get it.

plural noun

A set of window shutters or external blinds incorporating light horizontal movable slats.

noun

A cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage.

Usage examples:

This was widely interpreted as a ploy to buy time in order to consolidate his position

noun

A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.

Usage examples:

The rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move

noun

A pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason

Usage examples:

He called her on the pretext of needing help with his homework.

noun

The action of protecting, or the state of being protected.

Usage examples:

The b vitamins give protection against infection

noun

The condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

[ u ] their tent offered little protection against the storm., [ c ] the proposed law is intended t…

noun

The act of keeping someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss, or the state of being protected in this way

Usage examples:

We need protection from bad or incompetent doctors., retailers believe the magnetic cards give the …

adjective

Having impaired or defective vision; partially blind.

Usage examples:

Something is fundamentally wrong, as even the most purblind apologists must surely come to recognize

noun

An action intended to deceive someone; a trick.

Usage examples:

Emma tried to think of a ruse to get paul out of the house

proper noun

An industrial city and the principal port of bulgaria, on the river danube; population 156,959 (2008). turkish during the middle ages, it was captured by russia in 1877 and ceded to bulgaria.

noun

A large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect.

Usage examples:

The occupational sick pay scheme

verb

Make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.

Usage examples:

Envious of their wealth, he schemed to bring about their downfall

noun

A plan for doing or organizing something

Usage examples:

The committee came up with a creative fundraising scheme., the yellow and white color scheme bright…

noun

A fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter from draughts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy.

Usage examples:

The special branch man remained hidden behind the screen for prosecution witnesses

verb

Conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen.

Usage examples:

Her hair swung across to screen her face

noun

A flat surface in a theater, on a television, or on a computer system on which pictures or words are shown

Usage examples:

I spend most of the day working in front of a computer screen., her ambition is to write for the sc…

noun

Comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.

Usage examples:

Sitting in the shade

verb

Screen from direct light.

Usage examples:

She shaded her eyes against the sun

noun

Darkness and cooler temperatures caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun

Usage examples:

[ u ] the truck was parked in the shade., [ c ] the lamps had matching shades., he painted the room…

noun

Each of a pair of hinged panels fixed inside or outside a window that can be closed for security or privacy or to keep out the light.

Usage examples:

He threw open the shutters to let in air and light

verb

Close the shutters of (a window or building).

Usage examples:

The windows were shuttered against the afternoon heat

noun

The part of a camera that opens briefly to allow light to reach the film when a photograph is being taken

adjective

Unable to see; blind.

Usage examples:

Blank, sightless eyes

adjective

Blind

adjective

Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

Usage examples:

Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy

adverb

At a slow pace; slowly.

Usage examples:

The train went slower and slower

verb

Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

Usage examples:

The train slowed to a halt

noun

A cloud of smoke created to conceal military operations.

Usage examples:

Troops laid down a smokescreen to cover the rescue of the victims

noun

Something which hides the truth about someone's intentions

Usage examples:

A smokescreen for sth the name change is a smokescreen for something larger., some thought the deci…

adjective

Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.

Usage examples:

A stolid bourgeois gent

adjective

Showing little or no emotion or imagination

Usage examples:

Stolid and impassive, the customs inspector listened to her explanation.

noun

A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.

Usage examples:

A series of devious stratagems

noun

A plan or trick to achieve something

Usage examples:

Barry devised several stratagems for escape.

adjective

Having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.

Usage examples:

I was stupid enough to think she was perfect

noun

A stupid person (often used as a term of address).

Usage examples:

You're not a coward, stupid!

adjective

Lacking thought or intelligence

Usage examples:

I just made another stupid mistake., turn off that stupid program!, can you believe my stupidity? i…

noun

A parasol, awning, or other device giving protection from the sun.

Usage examples:

Materials are excellent, ply and cedar cladding, with mahogany sunshades protecting south openings.

noun

An object similar to an umbrella that you carry to protect yourself from light from the sun

noun

A larger folding frame of this type that you put into the ground to form an area that is sheltered from the light of the sun

adjective

With opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart.

Usage examples:

Thick slices of bread

noun

The most active or crowded part of something.

Usage examples:

We were in the thick of the battle

adverb

In or with deep, dense, or heavy mass.

Usage examples:

Bread spread thick with butter

adjective

Not easily hurt by criticism

noun

A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.

Usage examples:

He's a double-dealer capable of any mean trick

verb

Cunningly deceive or outwit.

Usage examples:

Many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards

adjective

Intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion.

Usage examples:

A trick question

adjective

Showing or having an inability to comprehend something.

Usage examples:

An uncomprehending silence

adjective

Not understanding something

Usage examples:

They walked through the ruins of the city with dazed, uncomprehending looks.

adjective

Not readily using or demonstrating the use of the imagination; stolid and somewhat dull.

Usage examples:

The production was plodding and unimaginative

adjective

Not new, original, or clever; not showing any imagination

adjective

Having or showing a low level of intelligence.

Usage examples:

A good-natured but unintelligent boy

adjective

Not perceptive.

Usage examples:

Extraordinarily unperceptive people

adjective

With one's eyes open but without noticing or seeing anything.

Usage examples:

She gazed unseeing across the room

verb

Erase the memory of or no longer register (something unpleasant or distasteful that one has seen or noticed).

Usage examples:

When you realize that she bleached her eyebrows, you really can't unsee it

adjective

(especially of eyes) not seeing or noticing anything, although able to see

Usage examples:

Bored out of its mind, the monkey stares out of the cage with unseeing eyes.

adjective

Lacking the power of sight.

Usage examples:

Blind or unsighted people