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Definitions ofblank
- A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence .
- A nonplus .
- The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim .
- A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated .
- An empty space; a void, for example on a paper .
- (now chiefly U.S.) A document, paper, or form with spaces left blank to be filled up at the pleasure of the person to whom it is given (e.g. a blank charter, ballot, form, contract, etc.), or as the event may determine; a blank form .
- Blank verse .
- A piece of metal (such as a coin, screw, nuts), cut and shaped to the required size of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping .
- A vacant space, place, or period; a void .
- The 1 / 230400 of a grain .
- An empty space in one's memory; a forgotten item or memory .
- A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word
- The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space-bar on a keyboard.
- A domino without points on one or both of its divisions.
Example: "the double blank"
- Short for blank cartridge. .
- (in the expression ‘shooting blanks’) An ineffective effort which achieves nothing .
- To make void; to erase.
Example: "I blanked out my previous entry."
- To ignore (a person) deliberately.
Example: "She blanked me for no reason."
- To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event.
Example: "England blanks Wales to advance to the final."
- To become blank.
- To be temporarily unable to remember.
Example: "I'm blanking on her name right now."
- White or pale; without colour.
- Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in
Example: "a blank ballot"
- Scoreless; without any goals or points.
- Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.
Example: "a blank desert; a blank wall; blank unconsciousness"
- Absolute; downright; sheer.
Example: "There was a look of blank terror on his face."
- Without expression.
Example: "Failing to understand the question, he gave me a blank stare."
- Utterly confounded or discomfited.
- Empty; void; without result; fruitless.
Example: "a blank day"
- Devoid of thoughts, memory, or inspiration.
Example: "The shock left his memory blank."
- Of ammunition: having propellant but no bullets; unbulleted.
Example: "The recruits were issued with blank rounds for a training exercise."
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