ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Blindfold', Synonyms of 'Blindfold' & More on 'Blindfold'

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

bandage, bedazzle, benight, blind, blind the eyes, blinders, blinds, blinkers, darken, daze, dazzle, deprive of sight, dim, eclipse, excecate, eye patch, glare, gouge, hoodwink, make blind, obscure, snow-blind, strike blind

Dictionary Results for blindfold:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

blindfold
    adj 1: wearing a blindfold [syn: blindfold, blindfolded]
    n 1: a cloth used to cover the eyes
    v 1: cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing;
         "the hostage was blindfolded and driven away"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blindfold \blind"fold`\, n.
   a flexible object placed over the eyes to prevent seeing;
   usually a strip of cloth wrapped around the head so as to
   cover the eyes.
   [PJC]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Blindfold \Blind"fold`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blindfolded; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Blindfolding.] [OE. blindfolden, blindfelden,
   blindfellen; AS. blind blind + prob. fellan, fyllan, to fell,
   strike down.]
   To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from
   seeing.
   [1913 Webster]

         And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on
         the face.                                --Luke xxii.
                                                  64.
   [1913 Webster]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Blindfold \Blind"fold`\, a.
   Having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye
   darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless; as, blindfold zeal;
   blindfold fury.
   [1913 Webster]

         Fate's blindfold reign the atheist loudly owns.
                                                  --Dryden.
   [1913 Webster]

Common Misspellings >