Word Finder - blinding

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To make temporarily or permanently blind.

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Don't wave that pencil in my face - do you want to blind me?

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To curse.

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

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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.

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The act of causing blindness.

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A thin coat of sand or gravel used to fill holes in a new road surface.

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A thin sprinkling of sand or chippings laid on a newly tarred surface.

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Very bright (as if to cause blindness).

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Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding.

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blinding tears;  blinding snow

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Brilliant; marvellous.

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"How's it going?"  "Blinding, mate."

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To an extreme degree; blindingly.

The white sand was almost as blinding as snow.

The figure's arm was raised to block the blinding light.

Sofia's heart fluttered as she tried to take in the world of blinding lights and blurry colors.

The vehicle stopped, its high beams blinding him.

The reflection of light from the snow is blinding.

The colors of the mortal world were brilliant, the light in her bedchamber blinding her.

The crowd was screaming, the torches blinding.

Pain roared through her, and she sought both to shield her eyes from a crystal chandelier blinding her and to grab her burning leg.

All that was required on Dean's part was to remain standing upright and pick his path around obstacles while his position was monitored by blinding lights from below and above.

He takes that fugue at a blinding pace, but under perfect control.

How about throwing up and suffering a blinding hangover?

Nigel Adams had a blinding session mid week off peg 14 catching 28 bream to 6lb 10oz for a good ton bag.

One study used a sham nCPAP in the control arm, allowing blinding, and the others used an oral placebo.

Then there are night races and blinding sandstorms to struggle through not forgetting the odd throwing ax or javelin that may come your way.

In a poor African country, the major blinding conditions are likely to be cataract and corneal scar.

Facing the cold vicious winds the blinding sleet, Walking and stumbling on blistered feet.

Finding it in a blinding snowstorm on a Friday night is not easy.

A blinding snowstorm that went from violence to serenity.

A blinding sunlight drowned all this at times in a sudden recrudescence of glare.

It now includes coverage of the SAFE strategy for the elimination of blinding trachoma.

Staged on two levels, Heaven (upstairs) offered an almost ethereal quality of snow blinding whiteness.

The words sputtered sparks off the page, blinding him.

There are no notes, no player names to refer to, and the camera struggled to cope with the blinding rain.

A rich tapestry of sounds - with some blinding guitar work - supports the strong vocals... this is a really great composition.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier whirling around my face nearly blinding me.

Instead, they take an honest look at the situation and respond with blinding speed.

We can trace this fashion trend back to the 1980's as well, but this time the color is all grown up.What's truly great about this trend is that instead of blinding people with your neon colored shirt, it's now all about touches of color.

They're sure to let your pocketbook breathe a sigh of relief, your eyes smile as they hide from the blinding sun behind a layer of tinted plastic or polycarbonate material, and you blend in like you belong there.

They've accomplished this by offering precise fitting (to block the blinding rays of glare), using their High Definition Optics (for clarity) and by employing lenses that utilize various colors to improve depth perception.

Always look for wrap around lenses to block a blinding sun from the side.

Use the Wii remote to avoid obstacles and collect rings as Sonic moves at blinding speeds.

Once the grenade is within a decent blast radius of the opponent, its ribcage light then turns red and blasts them with a blinding white light that sends the opponent falling down rag doll physics style.

For instance, Elegost the Ranger will initially have the Arrow Flurry ability, and after using it a few times, will have access to the next level in this skill, Blinding Shot.

Their idea of a "game" is far different than the modern concept, blinding them to the depth and range of entertainment video games can cover.

Your attire can be bright without blinding everyone in its path, so look for flattering tones that complement your complexion.

Flames at eye level can be blinding, and a tall centerpiece can limit conversation.

Adjust flash settings on the camera to properly illuminate the ring without blinding the picture with too much reflection from the diamond or gemstone.

In "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part 1" Boxey and Muffit hide in a snowram so they can see the blinding white surface of Arcta.

The chilly ocean breeze made her dress move as if it was alive, and she swiped at the pink hair blinding her.

Awareness filled and overwhelmed her senses, blinding her to all but instinct and the sound of her breathing.

But, while lacking the medieval appearance of Fribourg or Bern, or Sion or Coire, the great number of modern fine buildings in Geneva, hotels, villas, &c., gives it an air of prosperity and comfort that attracts many visitors, though on others modern French architecture produces a blinding glare.

As he stood on the quarter-deck of the "Trinity" a cannon close by was exploded by a Swedish bullet, and splinters of wood and metal wounded the king in thirteen places, blinding one eye and flinging him to the deck.

One of the heroines rescues herself from a ravisher by blinding him with a hair-pin, and as she escapes the seducer apostrophizes the blood which trickles from his eye, and the weapon which has wounded it, in a speech forty verses long.

There is a blinding flash and the ball of light disappears.

These doctrinal interpretations introduce the economy of blinding the Jews into the parabolic teaching; the declaration as to the redemptive character of the Passion into the sayings; the sacramental, institutional words into the account of the Last Supper, originally, a solemnly simple Messianic meal; and the formal night-trial before Caiaphas into the original Passion-story with its informal, morning decision by Caiaphas, and its one solemn condemnation of Jesus, by Pilate.

He had never felt such a blinding combination of fury and terror as he did in those few moments before she ran.

Leprosy is common, especially in the inland towns; while ophthalmia is prevalent in the north, especially among the poorer classes, who are compelled to expose themselves to the blinding dust from the deserts and the excessive glare of the sun reflected from the burning sand.

That he changed the system of blinding his relatives from passing a hot metal over the open eye to an extraction of the whole pupil is indicative of gross brutality.

During a large part of the year, and more especially in spring, the atmosphere is heavily charged with sand, and blinding sandstorms (burans) are of frequent occurrence.

The sun overhead was blinding, the air light but hot.