blind

NOUNADJECTIVEVERB /blaɪnd/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

blind is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3L1I1N1D2
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does blind mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity.

“the holding company was just a blind”

SYNONYMS
2

A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight.

“they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet”

SYNONYMS
3

A hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters).

“he waited impatiently in the blind”

4

People who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group.

“he spent hours reading to the blind”

BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1

Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand.

“blind to a lover's faults”

“blind to the consequences of their actions”

2

Unable to see.

“a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision”

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ANTONYMS
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3

Not based on reason or evidence.

“blind hatred”

“blind faith”

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SIMILAR
VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Make dim by comparison or conceal.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

Make blind by putting the eyes out.

“The criminals were punished and blinded”

NARROWER
3

Render unable to see.

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Anagrams of blind

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