[blʌɪnd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having little or no usable vision; having a severe visual impairment or permanent sight loss, on account of a congenital condition or because of ageing, injury, or a medical condition later in life
(e.g: they travelled the world to compete in tournaments for blind people)

- (of an action, especially a test or experiment) done without being able to see or without having relevant information
(e.g: a blind tasting of eight wines)

- lacking perception, awareness, or judgement
(e.g: a blind acceptance of the status quo)

- (of a corner or bend in a road) impossible to see round
(e.g: two trucks collided on a blind curve in the road)

- not the slightest (used in emphatic expressions)
(e.g: this declaration is not a blind bit of good to the workers)

- (of a plant) without buds, eyes, or terminal flowers
(e.g: planting too shallowly is the most common cause of bulbs coming up blind)


Phrases:
- as blind as a bat
- bake something blind
- blind drunk
- rob someone blind
- the blind leading the blind
- there's none so blind as those who will not see
- turn a blind eye

Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind

[blʌɪnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause (someone) to lose sight, either permanently or temporarily; make unable to see
(e.g: the injury temporarily blinded him)

- deprive (someone) of understanding, judgement, or perception
(e.g: he was blinded by his faith)

- move very fast and dangerously
(e.g: I could see the bombs blinding along above the rooftops)


Phrases:
- as blind as a bat
- bake something blind
- blind drunk
- rob someone blind
- the blind leading the blind
- there's none so blind as those who will not see
- turn a blind eye

Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind

[blʌɪnd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats
(e.g: she pulled down the blinds)

- something designed to conceal one's real intentions
(e.g: he phoned again from his own home: that was just a blind for his wife)

- a heavy drinking bout
(e.g: he's off on a blind again)


Phrases:
- as blind as a bat
- bake something blind
- blind drunk
- rob someone blind
- the blind leading the blind
- there's none so blind as those who will not see
- turn a blind eye

Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind

[blʌɪnd], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- without being able to see clearly
(e.g: he was the first pilot in history to fly blind)


Phrases:
- as blind as a bat
- bake something blind
- blind drunk
- rob someone blind
- the blind leading the blind
- there's none so blind as those who will not see
- turn a blind eye

Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind