people who are unable to see
She trains guide dogs for the blind.
Oxford Essential Dictionary
adjective
not able to see:
My grandad is going blind.
He trains guide dogs for the blind (= people who are not able to see).
>> blindness noun (no plural):
The disease can cause blindness.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective
not able to see:
My grandad is going blind.
He trains guide dogs for the blind (= people who are not able to see).
>> blindness noun (no plural):
The disease can cause blindness.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
noun
1. (NAmE also shade, ˈwindow shade) countable a covering for a window, especially one made of a roll of cloth that is fixed at the top of the window and can be pulled up and down
see also venetian blind
2. singular something people say or do to hide the truth about sth in order to trick other people
Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.
Example Bank:
• She saw a figure through the blinds.
• Pull up the blinds and let some light in.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
blind / blaɪnd / noun (SIGHT)
the blind C1 [ plural ] people who are unable to see:
She trains guide dogs for the blind.
Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
blind
[bla͟ɪnd]
blinds, blinding, blinded
1) ADJ Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
I started helping him run the business when he went blind...
How would you explain colour to a blind person?
Derived words:
blindness N-UNCOUNT Early diagnosis and treatment can usually prevent blindness.
N-PLURAL: the N
The blind are people who are blind. He was a teacher of the blind.
2) VERB If something blinds you, it makes you unable to see, either for a short time or permanently.
[V n] The sun hit the windscreen, momentarily blinding him.
3) ADJ: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ with n If you are blind with something such as tears or a bright light, you are unable to see for a short time because of the tears or light.
Her mother groped for the back of the chair, her eyes blind with tears.
Derived words:
blindly ADV Lettie groped blindly for the glass.
4) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ to n (disapproval) If you say that someone is blind to a fact or a situation, you mean that they ignore it or are unaware of it, although you think that they should take notice of it or be aware of it.
David's good looks and impeccable manners had always made her blind to his faults...
All the time I was blind to your suffering.
Derived words:
blindness N-UNCOUNT ...blindness in government policy to the very existence of the unemployed.
5) VERB If something blinds you to the real situation, it prevents you from realizing that it exists or from understanding it properly.
[V n to n] He never allowed his love of Australia to blind him to his countrymen's faults.
6) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) You can describe someone's beliefs or actions as blind when you think that they seem to take no notice of important facts or behave in an unreasonable way.
...her blind faith in the wisdom of the Church...
Lesley yelled at him with blind, hating rage.
7) ADJ: ADJ n A blind corner is one that you cannot see round because something is blocking your view.
He tried to overtake three cars on a blind corner and crashed head-on into a lorry.
8) ADJ: ADJ n A blind wall or building is one which has no windows or doors.
I remembered a huddle of stone buildings with blind walls.
9) N-COUNT A blind is a roll of cloth or paper which you can pull down over a window as a covering.
→ See also Venetian blind
10) → See also blinding, blindly, colour blind
11) PHRASE: V inflects (disapproval) If you say that someone is turning a blind eye to something bad or illegal that is happening, you mean that you think they are pretending not to notice that it is happening so that they will not have to do anything about it.
Teachers are turning a blind eye to pupils smoking at school, a report reveals today...
I can't turn a blind eye when someone is being robbed.a
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
3blind noun, pl blinds
1 [count] : something that is used to cover a window from the inside of a room especially; : a roll of cloth or plastic that is hung at the top of a window and pulled down over the window - usually plural
• Raise/lower/open/close the blinds.
- see picture at window; see also venetian blind
2 [count] US : a place where hunters hide from animals while they are hunting
• a duck blind [=a place to hide when hunting ducks]
- called also (chiefly Brit) hide,
3 [singular] : something that is used to trick people or to prevent people from noticing a particular thing
• Some say the investigation is a blind to keep the public's attention off the governor.
draw the blinds on
- see 1draw