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Definition of blind noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blind

noun
 
/blaɪnd/
 
/blaɪnd/
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  1. (North American English also shade, window shade)
     [countable] material that covers a window, often consisting of a roll of cloth that is fixed at the top of the window and can be pulled up and down
    • She saw a figure through the blinds.
    • Pull up the blinds and let some light in.
    see also venetian blindTopics Houses and homesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • window
    • roller
    • venetian
    • …
    verb + blind
    • open
    • pull up
    • raise
    • …
    preposition
    • through a/​the blind
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  2. [singular] something people say or do to hide the truth about something in order to trick other people
    3. Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.
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