blank
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1.0
- adjective
- /blæŋk/
:
en blanco
- In the beginning, you were just a boy with a purple crayon and a blank page.
- a blank space
- left blank
- a blank page
I'm not first seeing them on this blank page of the screenplay.
- I'm not first seeing them on this blank page of the screenplay.
- I'll wear my green shirt backwards so it's blank and comes all the way up my neck.
- But having a blank wall can be a huge benefit.
- And sitting down and facing a blank page, I can think of few things.
- I think it's blank slate feminism is that am I remembering that right?
- Just equations flying in your head, but it's a blank screen.
- Oh my God, I can't even talk with a blank slate.
- That they too are depicted as blank, blank tablets.
- We just want to exist in this blank, clear space and our blank clear mind.
Examples
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The librarian gave me a blank look and, appearing confused, asked me to repeat myself.
Academic text (2015) -
Except when I opened the envelope, there was only a blank piece of paper inside.
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All these cards are completely blank on the back of them.
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But having a blank wall can be a huge benefit.
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All you need is a blank page and a pen.
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The children usually went to get colored paper or blank paper from the art center.
Academic text (2015) -
There'll be a blank space next to your name in my book.
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The teacher will pass out a blank copy of the framing routine to each student.
Academic text (2013) -
Many business owners painted Italian murals on the formerly blank sides of their buildings.
Academic text (2008) -
To start our art project, each student needs a blank canvas to express their creativity.
Synonyms
418
1.0
Without problems or faults
217
2.2
Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface
Having no written words
Material such as paper without any design, pattern, or writing on it
Without ink so it cannot write or print
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
1
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
- Specialized
A signature on the back of a check that lets anyone holding it cash or deposit it
- Specialized
A gun that makes the sound of gunshots without firing bullets, used in training or plays
- Formal
A signature that does not name a person, so anyone who holds a check or note can cash it
How Empty
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blank comes from an old French word blanc meaning 'white', and a blank surface is like a clean white page with nothing on it. That's why we call a page or area that has no writing or print a blank.