blindfold

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Word: Blindfold

Part of Speech: - Noun - Verb - Adjective

Basic Definition: 1. Noun: A blindfold is a piece of cloth that you wear over your eyes to stop you from seeing. 2. Verb: To blindfold someone means to cover their eyes with a blindfold so they cannot see. 3. Adjective: When someone is blindfolded, it means they are wearing a blindfold.

Usage Instructions:

• As a noun: You can say, "I put on a blindfold."
• As a verb: You can say, "Please blindfold me."
• As an adjective: You can say, "The blindfolded child was spinning around."

Example Sentences:

• Noun: "She wore a blindfold during the game to make it more challenging."
• Verb: "The magician blindfolded the volunteer before performing the trick."
• Adjective: "The blindfolded participant could only rely on their other senses."

Advanced Usage:

• Blindfolding can be used in games (like "Blind Man's Bluff"), experiments, or even in some forms of entertainment where the person cannot see what is happening around them.
• In a metaphorical sense, "to blindfold" someone can mean to deceive or mislead them, as in, "He felt blindfolded by the lies."

Word Variants:

• Blindfolded (adjective): Describes someone who is currently or has been blindfolded.
• Blindfolding (verb): The act of putting on a blindfold.

Different Meanings:

• The term can also be used figuratively to describe someone who is unaware of the truth, such as, "She was blindfolded to the reality of the situation."

Synonyms:

• Cover
• Mask
• Conceal

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• "Blindfolded by love": This phrase means being so in love that you cannot see the flaws or problems in a relationship.
• "To be kept in the dark": This idiom means to be kept uninformed or unaware of what is happening, similar to being blindfolded.

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Adjective

1. wearing a blindfold

Noun

1. a cloth used to cover the eyes

Verb

1. cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
   • the hostage was blindfolded and driven away

Synonyms

• blindfolded