Blink vs. Blind

Blinkverb

(intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

Blinkverb

(transitive) To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.

Blinkverb

To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.

Blinkverb

To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.

Blinkverb

To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.

Blinkverb

To flash on and off at regular intervals.

Blinkverb

To flash headlights on a car at.

Blinkverb

To send a signal with a lighting device.

Blinkverb

(hyperbole) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.

Blinkverb

(transitive) To shut out of sight; to evade; to shirk.

Blinkverb

(Scotland) To trick; to deceive.

Blinkverb

To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.

Blinkverb

To teleport, mostly for short distances.

Blinknoun

The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.

Blinknoun

(figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.

Blinknoun

(computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.

Blinknoun

A glimpse or glance.

Blinknoun

gleam; glimmer; sparkle

Blinknoun

(nautical) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink

Blinknoun

Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.

Blinknoun

(video games) An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances

Blinkverb

To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.

Blinkverb

To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.

Blinkverb

To shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.

Blinkverb

To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc.

Blinkverb

To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question.

Blinkverb

To trick; to deceive.

Blinknoun

A glimpse or glance.

Blinknoun

Gleam; glimmer; sparkle.

Blinknoun

The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink.

Blinknoun

Boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn or check them.

Blinknoun

a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

Blinkverb

briefly shut the eyes;

Blinkverb

force to go away by blinking;

Blinkverb

gleam or glow intermittently;

Blindadjective

Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.

Blindadjective

Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.

Blindadjective

(comparable) Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.

Blindadjective

(not comparable) Of a place, having little or no visibility.

Blindadjective

(not comparable) Closed at one end; having a dead end

Blindadjective

(not comparable) Having no openings for light or passage.

Blindadjective

smallest or slightest in phrases such as

Blindadjective

(not comparable) without any prior knowledge.

Blindadjective

(not comparable) unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.

Blindadjective

Unintelligible or illegible.

Blindadjective

(horticulture) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.

Blindnoun

A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.

Blindnoun

A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.

Blindnoun

Any device intended to conceal or hide.

Blindnoun

Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.

Blindnoun

(military) A blindage.

Blindnoun

A halting place.

Blindnoun

No score.

Blindnoun

(poker) A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.

Blindnoun

(poker) A player who is forced to pay such a bet.

Blindnoun

(as a plural) Those who are blind, taken as a group.

Blindverb

(transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind.

Blindverb

To curse.

Blindverb

To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.

Blindverb

To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.

Blindadverb

Without seeing; unseeingly.

Blindadverb

Without looking at the cards dealt.

Blindadjective

Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect or by deprivation; without sight.

Blindadjective

Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects.

Blindadjective

Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.

Blindadjective

Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to a person who is blind; not well marked or easily discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path; a blind ditch.

Blindadjective

Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.

Blindadjective

Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall; open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.

Blindadjective

Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.

Blindadjective

Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as, blind buds; blind flowers.

Blindverb

To make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment.

Blindverb

To deprive partially of vision; to make vision difficult for and painful to; to dazzle.

Blindverb

To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal; to deceive.

Blindverb

To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel; as a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.

Blindnoun

Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.

Blindnoun

Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.

Blindnoun

A blindage. See Blindage.

Blindnoun

A halting place.

Blindnoun

See Blende.

Blindnoun

people who have severe visual impairments;

Blindnoun

a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters);

Blindnoun

something that keeps things out or hinders sight;

Blindnoun

something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity;

Blindverb

render unable to see

Blindverb

make blind by putting the eyes out;

Blindverb

make dim by comparison or conceal

Blindadjective

unable to see

Blindadjective

unable or unwilling to perceive or understand;

Blindadjective

not based on reason or evidence;

Blindadjective

unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition

Blindadjective

(of an action, especially a test or experiment) done without being able to see or without having relevant information

Blindadjective

(of flying) using instruments only

Blindadjective

lacking perception, awareness, or judgement

Blindadjective

not controlled by reason

Blindadjective

not governed by purpose

Blindadjective

(of a corner or bend in a road) impossible to see round

Blindadjective

(of a door or window) walled up

Blindadjective

closed at one end

Blindadjective

not the slightest (used in emphatic expressions)

Blindadjective

(of a plant) without buds, eyes, or terminal flowers

Blindverb

cause (someone) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily

Blindverb

deprive (someone) of understanding, judgement, or perception

Blindverb

confuse or overawe someone with (something they do not understand)

Blindverb

move very fast and dangerously

Blindnoun

a screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats

Blindnoun

an awning over a shop window.

Blindnoun

something designed to conceal one's real intentions

Blindnoun

a camouflaged shelter used for observing or hunting wildlife

Blindnoun

a heavy drinking bout

Blindadverb

without being able to see clearly

Blindadverb

without having all the relevant information; unprepared

Blindadverb

(of a stake in poker or brag) put up by a player before the cards dealt are seen.