blank
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- unmarked, bare, clean, clear, empty, plain, void, white
- expressionless, deadpan, empty, impassive, poker-faced (informal), vacant, vague
[noun]
Synonyms:
- empty space, emptiness, gap, nothingness, space, vacancy, vacuum, void

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English Thesaurus: empty, blank, bare, hollow, free, ...

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I. blank¹ S3 /blæŋk/ adjective
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: blanc; ⇒ blanch]

1. without any writing, print, or recorded sound:
Leave the last page blank.
a blank cassette

2. a blank face or look shows no emotion, understanding, or interest ⇒ blankly
blank face/look/expression/eyes
Zoe looked at me with a blank expression.
She gazed at him in blank astonishment.

3. go blank
a) if your mind goes blank, or if you go blank, you are suddenly unable to remember something:
My heart began to race and my mind went blank.
b) to stop showing any images, writing etc:
Suddenly the screen went blank.
—blankness noun [uncountable]
⇒ blank verse

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II. blank² noun [countable]

1. an empty space on a piece of paper, where you are supposed to write a word or letter:
When you’ve filled in the blanks, hand the form back to me.

2. my mind’s a blank spoken used to say that you cannot remember something:
I’m trying to think of his name, but my mind’s a complete blank.

3. a cartridge (=container for a bullet in a gun) that contains an explosive but no bullet:
Soldiers fired blanks into the crowd.

4. be shooting/firing blanks informal if a man is shooting blanks or firing blanks, his sperm is not able to make a woman pregnant
⇒ draw a blank at draw¹(32)

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III. blank³ verb

1. (also blank out) [intransitive] informal if you blank, or if your mind blanks, you are suddenly unable to remember something:
I just blanked in the oral exam.

2. [transitive] British English informal to ignore someone who you would usually greet or speak to:
Last time I saw Mike Adams he completely blanked me.
blank something ↔ out phrasal verb

1. to cover something so that it cannot be seen:
The actual names had been blanked out.

2. to completely forget something, especially deliberately:
I tried to blank out everything he had said.

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blank
adj.
I. with nothing written, recorded, etc. on
VERBS be | go The screen's gone blank.
remain | leave sth I left the third column blank.
ADV. completely, entirely

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blank
II. without emotion/interest/understanding
VERBS be, look Gina looked blank; then understanding dawned.
go What if my mind goes completely blank with panic?
remain
ADV. completely | studiously His expression remained studiously blank.

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blank
noun
I. empty space on paper
VERB + BLANK fill in In the test, we had to fill in the blanks.
leave If you don't know the answer, just leave a blank.

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blank
II. cartridge for a gun
VERB + BLANK fire Soldiers fired blanks into the sky.

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empty used about something that has nothing inside:
an empty can of hair spray
The fridge is almost empty.
blank used about a computer screen or a piece of paper that has no writing or pictures on it, or a CD, DVD etc with nothing recorded on it:
a blank sheet of paper
He stared at the blank screen for a few minutes.
a blank tape
bare used about a room or cupboard that has very little in it:
His room was bare except for a bed and a wardrobe.
hollow used about something that has an empty space inside:
a hollow tree
The suitcase had a hollow bottom.
free used about a seat, space, or room that is available to use because no one else is using it:
Is this seat free?
There are never any parking spaces free at this time of day.
vacant used about a room or building that is available for people to pay to use:
a vacant apartment
The next guesthouse we tried had a couple of rooms vacant.
deserted used about a place that is quiet because there is no one there, or because the people who used to be there have left:
a deserted village
It was three o'clock in the morning and the streets were deserted.
uninhabited /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd◂, ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəd◂/ used about a place that has no people living in it, especially permanently:
an uninhabited island
unoccupied /ʌnˈɒkjəpaɪd, ʌnˈɒkjʊpaɪd $ -ˈɑːk-/ especially written used about a house, room, or office that no one is living in or using at the moment:
unoccupied buildings
Burglaries frequently happen when people are on holiday and their house is unoccupied.

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