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| 1. | [ adjective ] of a surface; not written or printed on | |
| Synonyms: | white clean | |
| Examples: | "blank pages" "fill in the blank spaces" "a clean page" "wide white margins" |
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| Related terms: | empty | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] void of expression | |
| Examples: | "a blank stare" |
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| Related terms: | uncommunicative | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a substitute for a taboo word | |
| Examples: | "I hit the blank blank car" |
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| Related terms: | euphemism | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing | |
| Synonyms: | space | |
| Examples: | "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet" |
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| Related terms: | character space | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a piece of material ready to be made into something | |
| Related terms: | sheet | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (baseball) keep the opposing team from winning, in baseball | |
| Related terms: | prevent | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a blank gap or missing part | |
| Synonyms: | lacuna | |
| Related terms: | gap | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] not charged with a bullet | |
| Examples: | "a blank cartridge" |
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| Related terms: | unloaded | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2160 | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (arms) a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet | |
| Synonyms: | blank_shell dummy | |
| Related terms: | cartridge | |
| Similar spelling: |
Blanks Blanke blankly blanket Blunk blink blinks Blanck blinker blinking Blanc blench Blanco Blanch Blanca Blanche |
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