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- [blahyn-der]
- /ˈblaɪn dər/
- /blaɪn.dər/
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- [blahyn-der]
- /ˈblaɪn dər/
Definitions of blinder word
- countable noun blinder If you say that someone such as a sports player or musician has played a blinder, you are emphasizing that they have played something very well. 3
- noun plural blinder Blinders are the same as blinkers. 3
- noun blinder an outstanding performance in sport 3
- noun blinder something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse. 1
- noun blinder a window covering having horizontal or vertical slats that can be drawn out of the way, often with the angle of the slats adjustable to admit varying amounts of light. 1
- noun blinder venetian blind. 1
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Origin of blinder
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; blind + -er1
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Parts of speech for Blinder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blinder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blinder usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blinder
noun blinder
- bluff — A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
- hood — Hierarchical Object Oriented Design
- shade — the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- flab — flabby flesh; unwanted fat: Daily exercise will get rid of the flab around your waist.
- blindfold — A blindfold is a strip of cloth that is tied over someone's eyes so that they cannot see.
Top questions with blinder
- what is a peaky blinder?
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