Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French blanc colorless, white, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German blanch white; probably akin to Latin flagrare to burn; more at BLACK
Pronunciation : bla[ng]k
Function : adjective
Date : 14th century
1. empty space; empty form; empty line (to be filled in); space character. empty; lacking expression. erase, make blank; block, prevent entrance. defeat by preventing any goals, skunk In soccer, Italy blanked Ireland 2-nil. to rudely ignore (someone): "Despite being introduced 5 minutes earlier, he just rudely blanked me ". blank\blank\ , a. [oe. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. f. blanc, fem. blanche, fr. ohg. blanch shining, bright, white, g. blank; akin to e. blink, cf. also as. blanc white.
2. see:
blink, and cf. 1st blanch.].
3. of a white or pale color; without color. to the blank moon her office they prescribed.
4. free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a blank check; a blank ballot.
5. utterly confounded or discomfited. adam astonied stood, and blank.
6. empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space; a blank day.
7. lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections, hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.
8. lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.; expressionless; vacant. "blank and horror-stricken faces." kingsley. the blank glance of a half returned consciousness. eliot.
9. absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.blank bar (law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in an action of trespass to assign the certain place where the trespass was committed; -- called also common bar.blank cartridge, a cartridge containing no ball.blank deed. see:
deed.blank door, orblank window (arch.), a depression in a wall of the size of a door or window, either for symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.blank indorsement (law), an indorsement which omits the name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on the back of the bill.blank line (print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.blank tire (mech.), a tire without a flange.blank tooling. see:
blind tooling, under blind.blank verse. see:
under verse.blank wall, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead wall.blank \blank\ , n.
10. any void space; a void space on paper, or in any written instrument; an interval void of consciousness, action, result, etc; a void. i can not write a paper full, i used to do; and yet i will not forgive a blank of half an inch from you. from this time there ensues a long blank in the history of french legislation. i was ill. i can't tell how long -- it was a blank. eliot.
11. a lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated. in fortune's lottery lies a heap of blanks, like this, for one small prize.
12. a paper unwritten; a paper without marks or characters a blank ballot; -- especially, a paper on which are to be inserted designated items of information, for which spaces are left vacant; a bland form. the freemen signified their approbation by an inscribed vote, and their dissent by a blank.
13. a paper containing the substance of a legal instrument, as a deed, release, writ, or execution, with spaces left to be filled with names, date, descriptions, etc.
14. the point aimed at in a target, marked with a white spot; hence, the object to which anything is directed. let me still remain the true blank of thine eye.
15. aim; shot; range. [obs.] i have stood within the blank of his displeasure for my free speech.
16. a kind of base silver money, first coined in england by henry v., and worth about 8 pence; also, a french coin of the seventeenth century, worth about 4 pence.
17. Of a white or pale color; without color.
18. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in with some special writing; said of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a blank check; a blank ballot.
19. Utterly confounded or discomfited.
20. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space; a blank day.
21. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections, hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.
22. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.; expressionless; vacant.
23. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.
24. Any void space; a void space on paper, or in any written instrument; an interval void of consciousness, action, result, etc; a void.
25. A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated.
26. A paper unwritten; a paper without marks or characters a blank ballot; especially, a paper on which are to be inserted designated items of information, for which spaces are left vacant; a bland form.
27. A paper containing the substance of a legal instrument, as a deed, release, writ, or execution, with spaces left to be filled with names, date, descriptions, etc.
28. The point aimed at in a target, marked with a white spot; hence, the object to which anything is directed.
29. Aim; shot; range.
30. A kind of base silver money, first coined in England by Henry V., and worth about 8 pence; also, a French coin of the seventeenth century, worth about 4 pence.
31. A piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts.
32. A piece or division of a piece, without spots; as, the "double blank"; the "six blank." To make void; to annul.
33. To blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to dispirit or confuse. a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet a piece of material ready to be made into something a substitute for a taboo word; "I hit the blank blank car" keep the opposing team from winning void of expression; "a blank stare" of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge".
34. 1. Something that is blank has nothing on it. We could put some of the pictures over on that blank wall over there He tore a blank page from his notebook. blank cassettes.
35. A blank is a space which is left in a piece of writing or on a printed form for you to fill in particular information. Put a word in each blank to complete the sentence.
36. If you look blank, your face shows no feeling, understanding, or interest. Abbot looked blank. `I don't quite follow, sir.' His daughter gave him a blank look. + blankly blank·ly She stared at him blankly. + blankness blank·ness His eyes have the blankness of someone half-asleep.
37. If your mind or memory is a blank, you cannot think of anything or remember anything. I'm sorry, but my mind is a blank I came round in hospital and did not know where I was. Everything was a complete blank.
38. Blanks are gun cartridges which contain explosive but do not contain a bullet, so that they cause no harm when the gun is fired. a starter pistol which only fires blanks. see also:
point-blank.
39. If you draw a blank when you are looking for someone or something, you do not succeed in finding them. They drew a blank in their search for the driver.
40. If your mind goes blank, you are suddenly unable to think of anything appropriate to say, for example in reply to a question. My mind went totally blank.
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