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blind 1. done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information 2. (of cultivated plants) having failed to produce flowers or fruits 3. Poker a stake put up by a player before he examines his cards 4. Hunting chiefly US and Canadian a screen of brush or undergrowth, in which hunters hide to shoot their quarry www.eyecarefoundation.org blind [blīnd] (engineering) A solid disk inserted at a pipe joint or union to prevent the flow of fluids through the pipe; used during maintenance and repair work as a safety precaution. Also known as blank. (geology) Referring to a mineral deposit with no surface outcrop. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| When other groups are persecuted to this extent, the world rarely turns a blind eye. But then, the filmmakers want you to feel outraged, both at the decisions these women make and the society that turns a blind eye to the crushing poverty and hopelessness that is more prevalent in our midst than we care to think. As a result, even though Japan imposed economic sanctions against China when the latter conducted nuclear tests, it simply turns a blind eye to US nuclear policies (pp. |
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