blank
blank /ˈblæŋk/
adjective
-
()
(of a surface) not written or printed on
(
clean
, white
, blank
)
(of a surface) not written or printed on
Blank pages
blank pages
Fill in the blank spaces
fill in the blank spaces
A clean page
a clean page
Wide white margins
wide white margins
-
Complete and absolute
(
blank
, utter
)
complete and absolute
Utter seriousness
utter seriousness
Blank stupidity
blank stupidity
-
Not charged with a bullet
(
blank
)
not charged with a bullet
A blank cartridge
a blank cartridge
-
Without comprehension
(
blank
)
without comprehension
When I called her name, she gave me a blank look, as though she didn't know me
When I called her name, she gave me a blank look, as though she didn't know me
noun
-
A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
(
blank
, blank shell
, dummy
)
a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
-
A piece of material ready to be made into something
(
blank
)
a piece of material ready to be made into something
-
A blank gap or missing part
(
blank
, lacuna
)
a blank gap or missing part
-
A blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
(
blank
, space
)
a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
He said the space is the most important character in the alphabet
he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet
verb
-
[Informal, N. American]
Keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning
(
blank
[Informal, N. American] )
keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning