Blindfold vs Blindside - What's the difference?
blindfold | blindside |
A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically).
Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
To obscure understanding or comprehension.
(automotive) A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.
(rugby) the space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside.
(rugby union) short for blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number .
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=Septembe 24
, author=Ben Dirs
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania
, work=BBC Sport
(informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.
As nouns the difference between blindfold and blindside
is that blindfold is a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes while blindside is (automotive) a driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.As verbs the difference between blindfold and blindside
is that blindfold is to cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see while blindside is (informal) to catch off guard; to take by surprise.As an adjective blindfold
is having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.As an adverb blindfold
is with the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.blindfold
English
(wikipedia blindfold)Noun
(en noun)- I put a blindfold over my boyfriend's eyes and told him I had a surprise for him.
Adjective
(-)Adverb
(-)Verb
(en verb)- Children need to be blindfolded before they hit the .
blindside
English
Alternative forms
* blind-sideNoun
(en noun)- ''The blindside [flanker] packs down at the scrum on the blindside.
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