Word.ws English Dictionary

blindsides

blindsides is the plural of blindside.

blindsides is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blindside.

Meaning of blindside

Noun

blindside (plural blindsides)

  1. A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.
    Synonyms:
    blind spot
  2. A tram/train driver's field of blindness around a tram (trolley/streetcar) or a train; the side areas behind the tram/train driver.
    Synonyms:
    blind spot
  3. (figuratively) A person's weak point.
  4. The space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside.
    • Showing no ill-effects from her lay-off, the full-back had already beaten three defenders on a jagging kick return, when she was sprung down the blindside a minute later.2025 September 20, Mike Henson, “Kildunne stars as England see off France to make final”, in BBC Sport
  5. (rugby union) The blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number 6.
    • The blindside packs down at the scrum on the blindside.

See all 7 meanings of blindside

Questions about blindsides

What is blindsides the plural of?
Blindsides is the plural of blindside.

Words near blindsides in the dictionary

  1. blindside flanker
  2. blindside flankers
  3. blindsided
  4. blindsider
  5. blindsiders
  6. blindsides
  7. blindsiding
  8. blindsidings
  9. blindsight
  10. blindsighted
  11. blindsighter

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: blindsides (page history and authors); blindside (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “blindsides.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/blindsides. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.