Definitions for blank
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Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. space, blanknoun

   a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing

   "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"

2. lacuna, blanknoun

   a blank gap or missing part

3. blanknoun

   a piece of material ready to be made into something

4. blank, dummy, blank shelladjective

   a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

5. blank, clean, whiteadjective

   (of a surface) not written or printed on

   "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"

6. blank, vacuousadjective

   void of expression

   "a blank stare"

7. blankverb

   not charged with a bullet

   "a blank cartridge"

8. blankverb

   keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. blanknoun

   A bullet that does not harm; a cartridge inserted into a gun that fires no projectile.

   Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

2. blanknoun

   A void space on a paper.

   Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

3. blanknoun

   A space to be filled in on a form or template.

   Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

4. blanknoun

   A kind of base silver money, first coined in England by Henry V., and worth about 8 pence; also, a French coin of the seventeenth century, worth about 4 pence. Nares.

   Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

5. blanknoun

   A piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts.

   Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

6. blanknoun

   A piece or division of a piece, without spots; as, the double blank"; the six blank." In blank, with an essential portion to be supplied by another; as, to make out a check in blank.

   Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

7. blanknoun

   The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space-bar on a keyboard.

   Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

8. blankverb

   To make void; to erase.

   I blanked out my previous entry.

   Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

9. blankverb

   To ignore.

   She blanked me for no reason.

   Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

10. blankverb

    To prevent from scoring, as in a sporting event.

    The team was blanked.

    Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

11. blankverb

    To become blank.

    Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

12. blankadjective

    Without color; lacking characteristics which give variety.

    Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

13. blankadjective

    Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in; as, blank paper; a blank check; a blank ballot.

    Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

14. blankadjective

    Without expression.

    When asked, his answer was a blank stare. When asked again his stare was even more blank.

    Etymology: blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from blonc, blaunc, blaunche from blanc, feminine blanche, of origin, from *blank "gleaming, white, blinding" from blankaz, from bhleg-. Akin to blanch ( blank), blanc, blanca, blink, blind. See also blink, blind and blanch.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Blankadjective

   of a white or pale color; without color

2. Blankadjective

   free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a blank check; a blank ballot

3. Blankadjective

   utterly confounded or discomfited

4. Blankadjective

   empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space; a blank day

5. Blankadjective

   lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections, hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of sensations; as, blank unconsciousness

6. Blankadjective

   lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.; expressionless; vacant

7. Blankadjective

   absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror

8. Blanknoun

   any void space; a void space on paper, or in any written instrument; an interval void of consciousness, action, result, etc; a void

9. Blanknoun

   a lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated

10. Blanknoun

    a paper unwritten; a paper without marks or characters a blank ballot; -- especially, a paper on which are to be inserted designated items of information, for which spaces are left vacant; a bland form

11. Blanknoun

    a paper containing the substance of a legal instrument, as a deed, release, writ, or execution, with spaces left to be filled with names, date, descriptions, etc

12. Blanknoun

    the point aimed at in a target, marked with a white spot; hence, the object to which anything is directed

13. Blanknoun

    aim; shot; range

14. Blanknoun

    a kind of base silver money, first coined in England by Henry V., and worth about 8 pence; also, a French coin of the seventeenth century, worth about 4 pence

15. Blanknoun

    a piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts

16. Blanknoun

    a piece or division of a piece, without spots; as, the "double blank"; the "six blank."

17. Blankverb

    to make void; to annul

18. Blankverb

    to blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to dispirit or confuse

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Blank

   A blank is a type of cartridge for a firearm that contains gunpowder but no bullet or shot. When fired, the blank makes a flash and an explosive sound. Blanks are often used for simulation, training, for signaling, and Cowboy Mounted Shooting. Blank cartridges differ from dummy cartridges, which are used for training or function testing firearms; these contain no primer or gunpowder, and are inert. Specialized blank cartridges are also used for their propellant force in fields as varied as construction, shooting sports, and fishing.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Blank

   blangk, adj. without writing or marks, as in white paper: empty, empty of results: vacant, confused: (poetry) not having rhyme.—n. a paper without writing: a lottery-ticket having no mark, and therefore valueless: an empty space, a void, or vacancy: (archery) the white mark in the centre of a target at which an arrow is aimed, hence the object or aim of anything: a form of document having blank spaces afterwards to be filled in.—v.t. to make pale: (Milton) to confuse.—n. Blank′-cart′ridge, a cartridge without a bullet.—p.adj. Blanked, a minced form of damned, from the usual form of printing d——d.—adv. Blank′ly.—ns. Blank′ness; Blank′-verse, verse without rhyme, esp. the heroic verse of five feet. [Fr. blanc, from root of Ger. blinken, to glitter—Old High Ger. blichen, Gr. phlegein, to shine.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. blank

   Level line mark for cannon, as point-blank, equal to 800 yards. It was also the term for the white mark in the centre of a butt, at which the arrow was aimed.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. blank

   The point of a target at which aim is taken, marked with a white spot; hence, the object to which anything is directed.

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'blank' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3113

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'blank' in Adjectives Frequency: #768

How to pronounce blank?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blank in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of blank in a Sentence

1. Hal Buell:

   It's exquisite, you have this strong, diagonal line made by the flag staff. You have the flag snapping in the breeze. You have the pyramid-like shape of the Marines pushing the flag up. The men obviously are separate, but they appear as one. The blank background enhances the action by providing no distractions. Also, the photo is gifted with a softly filtered light. A very thin haze of clouds filters the light so that the shadows aren't harsh, but there is detail in all the shadows on the uniforms and the flag.

2. Claude Taylor:

   But if you don't even want to do that, there are ways to achieve the same objective, which is to have color and character and personality in the room, what you want to avoid is the extreme end of the scale, which is the hostage video — the blank wall, usually shot from the wrong angle.

3. Leonard Augsburger:

   Most' obstructed error' notes result from a loose piece of paper, scotch tape, band-aid, or other detritus becoming attached to the currency stock during the printing process and later falling off. Most notes of this class thus exhibit a blank area somewhere on Del Monte note.

4. Pam Fischer:

   I say to people,' What about speeding ?' They look at me with blank stares.

5. Douglas Pagels, A Wonderful Resolution For The New Year!:

   Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.

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