blank

Having no writing, pictures, or marks on it.

• Give me a blank sheet of paper.
• The screen went blank.
• Leave this part of the form blank.

Similar words: empty, clear

Common phrases: blank page, blank screen, blank space

Having no noticeable features, differences, or details.

• We faced a blank wall.
• The road crossed a blank stretch of desert.
• Nothing broke the blank surface of the landscape.

Similar words: featureless, plain, uniform

Common phrases: blank wall, blank landscape, blank desert

Complete and without any limit or qualification.

• Her answer was a blank refusal.
• He stared at the wreckage in blank despair.
• The announcement filled them with blank astonishment.

Similar words: absolute, complete, utter

Opposites: partial

Common phrases: blank refusal, blank despair, blank astonishment

An empty space on a page where you should write an answer or other information.

• Write your name in the blank.
• Fill in all the blanks on this form.
• She left a blank because she didn't know the answer.

Similar words: space, gap

Common phrases: fill a blank, leave a blank, in the blank

An empty space in a text or form where you should write missing information.

• Write your name in the blank.
• Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
• She left a blank where the date should be.

Similar words: space, gap

Common phrases: fill a blank, leave a blank, fill in blanks

A gun cartridge that makes a loud noise when fired but contains no bullet.

• The gun fired a blank.
• The actors used blanks during the battle scene.
• Was the pistol loaded with blanks?

Similar words: blank cartridge

Common phrases: fire a blank, shoot a blank

A domino with no dots on one or both halves.

• This tile is a blank.
• He played the double blank first.
• There are several blanks in this domino set.

Common phrases: double blank, play a blank, draw a blank

To remove writing, pictures, or information so that a space becomes empty.

• Press this button to blank the screen.
• She blanked out the names in the report.
• The software blanks each field when you start again.

How to use it: blank out something (Please blank out the old address before printing the form.)

Similar words: erase, clear, delete

Common phrases: blank out something, blank the screen