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BLYNDZ/blaɪndz/

Blinds are a covering for a window made of strips or fabric that you pull down or across (usually plural). Curtains hang in fabric panels; a shutter is often wooden and outside or hinged. Classrooms: close the blinds for the projector; they are not blackout for a fire-drill.

Meaning

A covering for a window made of strips or fabric that you pull down or across (usually plural).

Examples

• “Close the blinds for the projector; they are not blackout for a fire-drill.”
• “Office blinds still need a clear fire-exit pane; do not tape paper over the glass.”

Good to know

blinds (usually plural); a blind. Contrast: curtains / shutters. Classrooms / offices. Mix-up: blind as an adjective means unable to see (already in many dictionaries).

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