n. a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"

n. people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group; "he spent hours reading to the blind"

n. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

v. render unable to see

v. make dim by comparison or conceal

v. make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded"

adj. unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions"

adj. unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions"

adj. unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions"

adj. 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"--Kenneth Jernigan

adj. not easily seen

adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"

adj. (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of; "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility"

n. the side that is forward or prominent

n. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"

n. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

n. a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

n. covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"

n. a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact

n. a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

n. a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

n. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

n. display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created

n. a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left"

n. a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"

n. the side that is seen or that goes first

n. a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face

n. the side that is forward or prominent

n. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"

n. a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"

n. device or stratagem for concealment or deceit

n. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness"

n. a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

n. covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"

n. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

n. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

n. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

n. a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"

n. a move made to gain a tactical end

n. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

v. cast a shadow over

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

v. become or make darker; "The screen darkened"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"

v. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

v. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

adj. shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice"

adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman

adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"

adj. incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth"

adj. not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"

adj. failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"

adj. naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love"

adj. inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall

adj. without intention (especially resulting from heedless action); "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"

adj. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"

adj. not intentional; "an unintended slight"; "an unintentional pun"; "the offense was unintentional"; "an unwitting mistake may be overlooked"

adj. showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

adj. (inattentive)

adj. closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets"

adj. not consciously observing; "looked through him with blank unseeing eyes"

adj. lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise; "an injudicious measure"; "the result of an injudicious decision"

adj. not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"

adj. made invisible by means of protective coloring

adj. not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight"

adj. having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end; "infrared radiation"; "infrared photography"

adj. having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end; "ultraviolet radiation"; "an ultraviolet lamp"

adj. not seen or perceived; "unseen natural resources"

adj. without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"

adj. not endowed with the capacity to reason; "a reasonless brute"

adj. not based on reason; "there is a great deal that is nonrational in modern culture"

adj. showing ignorance or the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance; "finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin"

adj. (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"

adj. "happily unconscious of the new calamity at home"- Charles Dickens

adj. (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely; "an unsuspecting victim"; "unsuspecting (or unaware) of the fact that I would one day be their leader"

v. make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

adj. having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"

adj. able to see

adj. having vision, not blind

adj. consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"

adj. aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists"

adj. very attentive or observant; "an alert and responsive baby is a joy"; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"