blind alley | (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement, all the clues led the police into blind alleys, so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley |
double-blind procedure double-blind experiment double-blind study | an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment, a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects |
blind flying blind landing | using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. |
blind stitching | stitching that is not easily seen or noticed |
double blind | a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed, designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results |
amphiuma congo snake congo eel blind eel | aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet, of still muddy waters in the southern United States |
blind snake worm snake | wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes |
western blind snake Leptotyphlops humilis | burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States |
wire-haired fox terrier | a fox terrier with wiry hair |
wirehair wirehaired terrier wire-haired terrier | a terrier with wiry hair |
griffon wire-haired pointing griffon | breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat, originated in Holland but largely developed in France |
baling wire | wire used to make bales |
barbed wire barbwire | strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage |
blind screen | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight, they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet |
blind | a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters), he waited impatiently in the blind |
blind alley cul de sac dead-end street impasse | a street with only one way in or out |
blind corner | a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving |
blind curve blind bend | a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving |
chicken wire | a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh, used to build fences |
cross hair cross wire | either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration, he had the target in his cross hairs |
guy guy cable guy wire guy rope | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
high wire | a tightrope very high above the ground |
piano wire | thin steel wire of high tensile strength |
roller blind | a window shade that rolls up out of the way |
telephone wire telephone line telegraph wire telegraph line | the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals |
trip wire | a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over |
Venetian blind | a window blind made of horizontal strips that overlap when closed |
window blind | a blind for privacy or to keep out light |
wire | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
wire conducting wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance |
wire cloth | fabric woven of metallic wire |
wire cutter | an edge tool used in cutting wire |
wire gauge wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
wire matrix printer wire printer stylus printer | an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli |
wire recorder | an early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire |
wire stripper | a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire |
blind spot optic disc optic disk | the point where the optic nerve enters the retina, not sensitive to light |
cecum caecum blind gut | the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens, the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum |
blind spot | a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment, golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it |
telegram wire | a message transmitted by telegraph |
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 |
blind | people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group, he spent hours reading to the blind |
trip wire | a small military force that serves as a first line of defense, if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces |
news agency press agency wire service press association news organization news organisation | an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically |
blind date | a date with a stranger, she never goes on blind dates |
blind side | the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed |
wire | the finishing line on a racetrack |
color-blind person | a person unable to distinguish differences in hue |
blind date | a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them) |
blind person | a person with a severe visual impairment |