"blinds" in the noun sense

1. blind

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

"he spent hours reading to the blind"

2. blind

a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters

"he waited impatiently in the blind"

3. blind, screen

a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight

"they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

4. subterfuge, blind

something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

"he wasn't sick

"blinds" in the verb sense

1. blind

render unable to see

2. blind

make blind by putting the eyes out

"The criminals were punished and blinded"

3. blind, dim

make dim by comparison or conceal

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