blank

(blăngk)

1. a. Devoid of writing, images, or marks: a blank page; a blank screen.
   b. Containing no information; unrecorded or erased: a blank tape; a blank diskette.
2. Not completed or filled in: a blank questionnaire.
3. Not having received final processing; unfinished: a blank key.
4. a. Lacking expression; expressionless: “Although his gestures were elaborate, his face was blank” (Nathanael West). See Synonyms at empty.
   b. Appearing or seeming to appear dazed or confused: greeted me with a blank stare.
5. Devoid of thought or impression: a blank mind.
6. Devoid of activity, interest, or distinctive character; empty: tried to fill the blank hours of the day.
7. Absolute; complete: a blank refusal.

1. An empty space or place; a void: During the exam my mind was a blank.
2. a. An empty space on a document to be filled in.
   b. A document with one or more such spaces.
3. A manufactured article of a standard shape or form that is ready for final processing, as by stamping or cutting: a key blank.
4. A blank cartridge.
5. Something worthless, such as a losing lottery ticket.
6. A mark, usually a dash (—), indicating the omission of a word or of a letter or letters.
7. The white circle in the center of a target; a bull's-eye.

1. To remove, as from view; obliterate: “At times the strong glare of the sun blanked it from sight” (Richard Wright).
2. To block access to: blank off a subway tunnel.
3. Sports To prevent (an opponent) from scoring.
4. To punch or stamp from flat stock, especially with a die.

1. To become abstracted. Often used with out: My mind blanked out for a few seconds.
2. To fail to find or remember something: I blanked when asked the name of our mayor.
3. To fade away: The music gradually blanked out.

Related Forms:

• blankˈly adverb

• blankˈness noun