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Noun blind has 4 senses

blind - people who have severe visual impairments; "he spent hours reading to the blind"
--₁ is a kind of people
--₁ has members: blind person, blind man
Derived forms: verb blind₁, verb blind₂
blind - a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"
--₂ is a kind of screen, cover, covert, concealment
blind, screen - something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
--₃ is a kind of protective covering, protective cover, protection
--₃ has particulars:
curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall; shutter; window blind; winker, blinker, blinder
subterfuge, blind - 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"
--₄ is a kind of misrepresentation, deceit, deception

Verb blind has 3 senses

blind - render unable to see

Derived forms: noun blinder₁, noun blind₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
blind - make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded"
--₂ is one way to change, alter, modify

Derived form: noun blind₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
blind, dim - make dim by comparison or conceal
--₃ is one way to darken
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something