Blindfold

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage.
  • v. To prevent from seeing and especially from comprehending.
  • n. A bandage to cover the eyes.
  • n. Something that serves to obscure clear perception.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
  • n. Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically).
  • v. To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
  • v. To obscure understanding or comprehension.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from seeing.
  • adj. Having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless.
  • n. a flexible object placed over the eyes to prevent seeing; usually a strip of cloth wrapped around the head so as to cover the eyes.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the eyes covered or bandaged, so as to be unable to see.
  • Having the mental eye darkened; hence, rash; inconsiderate; without foresight: as, “blindfold fury,”
  • Obscure; dark.
  • To strike blind; to blind.
  • To cover the eyes of; hinder from seeing by covering the eyes.
  • n. A disguise; a ruse; a blind. See blind, n., 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. wearing a blindfold
  • v. cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
  • n. a cloth used to cover the eyes
  • Equivalent
    blind    unsighted   
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cover    cloth covering   
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    Words with the same meaning
    blinded    reckless    blink   
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