blindfold

Meanings

Plural: blindfolds

Noun

a cloth used to cover the eyes
A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
Anything that obscures the vision.

Verb

cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
- "the hostage was blindfolded and driven away"
To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
To obscure understanding or comprehension.

Adjective Satellite

wearing a blindfold

Adj

Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
Thoughtless; reckless.

Adv

With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.
Blindly; without due thought or caution.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.

Synonyms

blindfolded

Scrabble Score: 16

blindfold is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
blindfold is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blindfold is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

blindfold is a valid Words With Friends word