blank
3
4.9
- noun
- /blæŋk/
- To create your artwork, start with a blank canvas and let your imagination flow.
Examples
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Eventually the blank takes its final shape.
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Now I'm not just making a single blank for this master.
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Start with a blank piece of paper and then write down the person you want to be.
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And that usually happens honestly with a simple pen and a blank piece of paper.
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So I want everyone of you use that blank page to construct a portfolio.
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He took a blank sheet of paper and began sketching his ideas for the project.
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The teacher handed out blank forms for the students to fill out during the registration process.
Synonyms
7
3.9
A space that is empty and ready for new ideas
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 Finished
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blank for a piece of material comes from the same root blanc meaning 'white' or unmarked, so a blank is like a clean, basic piece ready to be shaped. That's why a blank is a prepared but unfinished piece waiting to become something else.