Phrase Hound found 207 phrases and 78 compound words that contain blind. The most common are listed below. Open blind in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 207
- blind dateA date (romantic meeting) between two people who have never met before.
- blind spotThe place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light; the portion of the visual field that corresponds to this site.
- love is blindA person who is in love can see no faults or imperfections in the person whom they love.
- double-blindDescribing an experiment (usually medical) in which some information which might influence the experiment is withheld from two parties. Most commonly, parties in question are the subjects and the administrators and the information which is …
- big blindThe larger of the forced bets, usually equivalent to the minimum bet.
- color blindUnable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green).
- blind person
- Blind Eye
- Blind people
- Blind Man
- blind drunkSo intoxicated as to appear to have difficulty seeing.
- blind man's buffA game where one person is blindfolded and tries to catch the other players.
- blind faithUncritical faith, unquestioning faith.
- turn a blind eyeTo deliberately or knowingly ignore, overlook, or refuse to acknowledge something, especially when improper or unpleasant; to look the other way.
- night blindAlternative spelling of night-blind.
- snow-blindAffected by snow blindness; temporarily blinded by light reflected off snow.
- Blind RiverA river in Algoma district, Ontario, Canada.
- Venetian blindA blind consisting of overlapping horizontal, flat slats, usually made of metal, vinyl or wood, that can be tilted so as to let in more or less light.
- roller blindA blind for a window, usually of stiffened fabric or vinyl, mounted on a pole and operated with a chain or spring mechanism.
- blind holeA hole that does not extend completely through the wall; a dead end hole.
- blind carbon copyA copy of an email message that is sent to a person (often one of many) other than the primary recipient without the express knowledge of the other recipients.
- blind boxA box containing a collectible, which is one of a set; one does not know which collectible is in the box until opening the box.
- blind-flyAny of several medium-sized blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanidae, usually species in the genus Haematopota.
- face-blindHaving face blindness (prosopagnosia); unable to recognize faces.
- gender-blindHaving the quality of ignoring gender, such as organizations that accept and/or house people together without discriminating on the basis of gender.
Compound words 78
- blindnessThe condition of being blind; unable to see.
- blindlyIn a blind manner; without sight.
- blindfoldA covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
- deafblindUnable to see and hear.
- snowblindAffected by snow blindness; temporarily blinded by light reflected off snow.
- blindsightThe responsivity shown by some blind or partially blind people to visual stimuli of which they are not consciously aware.
- blindageA cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.
- blindismAn idiosyncratic behaviour associated with blind people.
- blindableOf a clinical trial: able to be carried out with information withheld from experimenter and/or participants to avoid influencing the outcome.
- blindwormAnguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.