blank
89
1.7
- noun
- /blæŋk/
- To create your masterpiece, start with a blank canvas and let your imagination flow.
- fill in blanks
- left blank
- blank spaces
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- So fertilizer, cement, fill in the blank, chemicals, metals.
- The capital of France is blank Paris.
Examples
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And what we're gonna do is ask you to fill in the blank, OK?
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True or False? Participants had to write a "T" or "F" in the blank provided.
Academic text (2002) -
Just a blank here on the map.
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All you need is a blank page and a pen.
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The teacher gives students three blank tiles and a tile with 'i.'
Academic text (2015) -
The subjects were provided with 15 blank lines on which they could write descriptive adjectives.
Academic text (1993) -
Keeping the cataloging date blank ensures that the discovery records are not sent to Backstage.
Academic text (2013) -
Fill in the blanks.
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Emerging countries could fill in the blanks voluntarily, and the information could be verified by the IMF.
Academic text (1999) -
The registration form has a blank space where you need to enter your name.
Synonyms
142
1.0
An open space between two things, like a pass in hills
28
1.0
A blank area between words when writing or typing
7
1.6
An empty area for writing or filling in information
1
9.9
A missing part in a text or in what people know
1
4.0
Characters like spaces, tabs, or newlines that separate words
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
15
3.7
A signed piece of paper from a bank with the amount left empty for someone to fill
- Literature
1
7.7
Unrhymed lines of poetry that usually have five beats and sound like natural speech
- Formal
1
9.9
A signature that does not name a person, so anyone who holds a check or note can cash it
- Specialized
1
5.2
A gun that makes the sound of gunshots without firing bullets, used in training or plays
- Specialized
1
6.5
A company formed to raise money from the public to buy other businesses
- Specialized
A signature on the back of a check that lets anyone holding it cash or deposit it
How Structured
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blank comes from an old French word blanc meaning 'white', so you can think of a blank in writing as a white space on the page. That's why a blank is an empty gap between words or on a form.