What does blank mean?
Definitions for blank
blæŋkblank
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word blank.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
lacuna, blanknoun
a blank gap or missing part
blanknoun
a piece of material ready to be made into something
blank, dummy, blank shelladjective
a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
blank, clean, whiteadjective
(of a surface) not written or printed on
"blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
blank, vacuousadjective
void of expression
"a blank stare"
blankverb
not charged with a bullet
"a blank cartridge"
blankverb
keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning
Wiktionary
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Blankadjective
of a white or pale color; without color
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
Blankadjective
utterly confounded or discomfited
Blankadjective
empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space; a blank day
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
Blankadjective
lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.; expressionless; vacant
Blankadjective
absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror
Blanknoun
any void space; a void space on paper, or in any written instrument; an interval void of consciousness, action, result, etc; a void
Blanknoun
a lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated
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
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
Blanknoun
the point aimed at in a target, marked with a white spot; hence, the object to which anything is directed
Blanknoun
aim; shot; range
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
Blanknoun
a piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts
Blanknoun
a piece or division of a piece, without spots; as, the "double blank"; the "six blank."
Blankverb
to make void; to annul
Blankverb
to blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to dispirit or confuse
Freebase
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
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
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
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
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'blank' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3113
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'blank' in Adjectives Frequency: #768
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blank in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of blank in a Sentence
This is one of the most urgent problems for civilized man. He has created civilization to give him security. Security for what? For boredom? His chief problem seems to be that most human beings need a certain amount of challenge, of external stimulus, to stop them from sinking into the blank stare and blank consciousness of the idiot.
There is no blank cheque big enough to solve this problem.
Wherever there are protests nearby I'll come ... I'm out tonight for a simple reason. You don't shoot a teenager at point blank range, these protests will continue and we won't give up.
There is no brand value, but after The Azeri capital Baku The Azeri capital Baku will be The Azeri capital Baku. We have gone to the commercial market place with a blank piece of paper, containing a concept and a bunch of promises.
The consent form was a three-by-five( inch) index card that says,' I allow my child to participate in a BLANK trial,' and then you would sign it, that could never happen today. And that's the fastest it could be done.
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Translations for blank
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- الخالي, فارغ, خالٍArabic
- празнина, бланка, шпация, непопълнен, празно място, формуляр, заготовка, неизписан, интервал, безцветен, празен, бял, изтривам, изличавам, бия на нулаBulgarian
- mezeraCzech
- ubeskrevet, tom, [[løs]] [[patron]], blanko-, mellemrum, hvid, blank, rubrik, råemne, farveløs, stregeDanish
- unausgefüllt, ausdruckslos, Platzpatrone, unbeschrieben, LeerzeichenGerman
- espacio, en blanco, blanco, cartucho de fogueo, bala de salva, espacio en blanco, blanquear, borrarSpanish
- tühiEstonian
- ilmeetön, räkäpää, [[tyhjä]] [[tila]], väritön, tyhjämerkki, välilyönti, tyhjä, paukkupatruuna, aihioFinnish
- [[cartouche]] [[à blanc]], espace, [[balle]] [[à blanc]], préforme, vierge, blancFrench
- isian, peluru kosongIndonesian
- vakuaIdo
- 空包, からの, 空Japanese
- სუფთაGeorgian
- 공백Korean
- blankLatin
- mellomromNorwegian
- losse flodder, spatieDutch
- mellomromNorwegian Nynorsk
- blankNorwegian
- puste miejsce, niewypełniony, niezapisany, niezadrukowany, ślepy nabój, spacja, pusty, bezbarwny, czystyPolish
- lacuna, em brancoPortuguese
- necompletat, nescris, loc gol, curat, neexpresiv, inexpresiv, cartuș orbRomanian
- пустой, пустота, пробел, бесцветный, белый, заготовка, чистый, бледный, [[холостой]] [[патрон]], холостой, болванка, [[пустой, неисписанный, пропуск, незаполненный, стереть, стиратьRussian
- tom, lös patron, mellanslag, blank, blankaSwedish
- boşTurkish
- ПороUkrainian
- 空白Chinese
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