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ALL meanings of blinder

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  • 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
  • noun blinder Chiefly Midland U.S. and British. window shade. 1
  • noun blinder a lightly built structure of brush or other growths, especially one in which hunters conceal themselves: a duck blind. 1
  • noun blinder an activity, organization, or the like for concealing or masking action or purpose; subterfuge: The store was just a blind for their gambling operation. 1
  • noun blinder a decoy. 1
  • noun blinder Slang. a bout of excessive drinking; drunken spree. 1
  • noun blinder Poker. a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand. 1
  • noun blinder (used with a plural verb) persons who lack the sense of sight (usually preceded by the): The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing. 1
  • adjective blinder unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man. 1
  • adjective blinder unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: They were blind to their children's faults. He was blind to all arguments. 1
  • adjective blinder not characterized or determined by reason or control: blind tenacity; blind chance. 1
  • adjective blinder not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity. 1
  • adjective blinder lacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor. 1
  • adjective blinder drunk. 1
  • adjective blinder hard to see or understand: blind reasoning. 1
  • adjective blinder hidden from immediate view, especially from oncoming motorists: a blind corner. 1
  • adjective blinder of concealed or undisclosed identity; sponsored anonymously: a blind ad signed only with a box number. 1
  • adjective blinder having no outlets; closed at one end: a blind passage; a blind mountain pass. 1
  • adjective blinder Architecture. (of an archway, arcade, etc.) having no windows, passageways, or the like. 1
  • adjective blinder dense enough to form a screen: a blind hedge of privet. 1
  • adjective blinder done without seeing; by instruments alone: blind flying. 1
  • adjective blinder made without some prior knowledge: a blind purchase; a blind lead in a card game. 1
  • adjective blinder of or relating to an experimental design that prevents investigators or subjects from knowing the hypotheses or conditions being tested. 1
  • adjective blinder of, relating to, or for blind persons. 1
  • adjective blinder Bookbinding. (of a design, title, or the like) impressed into the cover or spine of a book by a die without ink or foil. 1
  • adjective blinder Cookery. (of pastry shells) baked or fried without the filling. 1
  • adjective blinder (of a rivet or other fastener) made so that the end inserted, though inaccessible, can be headed or spread. 1
  • verb with object blinder to make sightless permanently, temporarily, or momentarily, as by injuring, dazzling, bandaging the eyes, etc.: The explosion blinded him. We were blinded by the bright lights. 1
  • verb with object blinder to make obscure or dark: The room was blinded by heavy curtains. 1
  • verb with object blinder to deprive of discernment, reason, or judgment: a resentment that blinds his good sense. 1
  • verb with object blinder to outshine; eclipse: a radiance that doth blind the sun. 1
  • adverb blinder into a stupor; to the degree at which consciousness is lost: He drank himself blind. 1
  • adverb blinder without the ability to see clearly; lacking visibility; blindly: They were driving blind through the snowstorm. 1
  • adverb blinder without guidance or forethought: They were working blind and couldn't anticipate the effects of their actions. 1
  • adverb blinder to an extreme or absolute degree; completely: The confidence men cheated her blind. 1
  • idioms blinder fly blind. fly1 (def 34). 1
  • noun blinder Something that blinds. 0
  • noun blinder a bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted. 0
  • noun blinder A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side. 0
  • noun blinder (Slang) (Britain) An exceptional performance. 0
  • adjective blinder comparative form of blind: more blind. 0
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