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. |
survey study | a detailed critical inspection |
time and motion study time-and-motion study time-motion study motion study time study work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
case study | a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view |
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 |
course course of study course of instruction class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings, he took a course in basket weaving, flirting is not unknown in college classes |
directed study | a course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subject, he registered for directed study, he got credit for directed study, he did directed study |
work-study program | an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
home study | a course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom |
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 |
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 |
roller blind | a window shade that rolls up out of the way |
sketch study | preliminary drawing for later elaboration, he made several studies before starting to paint |
study | a room used for reading and writing and studying, he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study |
study hall | a classroom reserved for study |
Venetian blind | a window blind made of horizontal strips that overlap when closed |
window blind | a blind for privacy or to keep out light |
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 |
brown study | a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness |
study | a state of deep mental absorption, she is in a deep study |
study work | applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading), mastering a second language requires a lot of work, no schools offer graduate study in interior design |
cogitation study | attentive consideration and meditation, after much cogitation he rejected the offer |
nature study | the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level) |
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 |
discipline subject subject area subject field field field of study study bailiwick | a branch of knowledge, in what discipline is his doctorate?, teachers should be well trained in their subject, anthropology is the study of human beings |
Orientalism Oriental Studies | the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people |
literary study | the humanistic study of literature |
course of study program programme curriculum syllabus | an integrated course of academic studies, he was admitted to a new program at the university |
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 |
study | a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique, a study in spiccato bowing |
report study written report | a written document describing the findings of some individual or group, this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale |
case study | a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure |
blind | people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group, he spent hours reading to the blind |
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 |
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 |
quick study sponge | someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily, she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge |
study | someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play), he is a quick study |