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noun

A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence .

Examples :

"The antique shop owner offered a few blank coins for sale, including one old French blank. "

history economy value finance

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noun

Examples :

"Seeing the complicated math problem, Sarah felt a blank; she couldn't understand any of it. "

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The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim .

Examples :

"The archer aimed at the blank in the center of the target. "

sport point direction range

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A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated .

Examples :

"My lottery ticket was a blank; I didn't win anything. "

outcome game business

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An empty space; a void, for example on a paper .

Examples :

"The test paper had a large blank space where the answer should have been. "

space writing gap stationery thing

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(now chiefly U.S.) A document, paper, or form with spaces left blank to be filled up at the pleasure of the person to whom it is given (e.g. a blank charter, ballot, form, contract, etc.), or as the event may determine; a blank form .

Examples :

"The teacher handed out blank forms for the student project proposals. "

stationery business law government

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Blank verse .

Examples :

"The poem was written in blank verse, without rhyming lines. "

literature language writing

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A piece of metal (such as a coin, screw, nuts), cut and shaped to the required size of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping .

Examples :

"The jeweler carefully examined the blank, a thin disc of silver, to ensure it was the correct size for the pendant. "

material technical industry

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A vacant space, place, or period; a void .

Examples :

"The meeting room was a blank; there were no chairs or tables set up. "

space gap nothing place period

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The 1 / 230400 of a grain .

Examples :

"The jeweler carefully measured the tiny blank of gold, ensuring it was exactly one two-hundred-thirty-thousandth of a grain for the ring setting. "

amount unit number

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An empty space in one's memory; a forgotten item or memory .

Examples :

"My grandmother's birthday was last week, but I have a blank about what we did. "

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A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word

Examples :

"The student wrote a blank in place of the missing word on the vocabulary quiz. "

grammar writing language

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The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space-bar on a keyboard.

Examples :

"The writer pressed the space bar to add a blank between the words in the sentence. "

computing character writing language space

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A domino without points on one or both of its divisions.

Examples :

"the double blank"

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Short for blank cartridge. .

Examples :

"My dad loaded the blank into the old pistol for target practice. "

military weapon

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(in the expression ‘shooting blanks’) An ineffective effort which achieves nothing .

Examples :

"Their attempt to solve the problem was a blank; they didn't accomplish anything. "

outcome achievement nothing

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verb

To make void; to erase.

Examples :

"I blanked out my previous entry."

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To ignore (a person) deliberately.

Examples :

"She blanked me for no reason."

communication action attitude person

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To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event.

Examples :

"England blanks Wales to advance to the final."

sport game achievement

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verb

To become blank.

Examples :

"After the loud crash, my mind went blank. "

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To be temporarily unable to remember.

Examples :

"I blanked on my sister's birthday when asked what it was. "

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adjective

White or pale; without colour.

Examples :

"The artist painted a blank canvas. "

appearance color

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Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in

Examples :

"a blank ballot"

stationery writing gap

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Scoreless; without any goals or points.

Examples :

"The soccer team played a blank game, scoring no goals. "

sport game achievement

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adjective

Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.

Examples :

"a blank desert; a blank wall; blank unconsciousness"

quality appearance character

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adjective

Absolute; downright; sheer.

Examples :

"There was a look of blank terror on his face."

quality abstract

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Without expression.

Examples :

"Failing to understand the question, he gave me a blank stare."

appearance character mind human

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adjective

Utterly confounded or discomfited.

Examples :

"The unexpected news left her completely blank; she couldn't answer a single question. "

mind character attitude emotion person

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adjective

Empty; void; without result; fruitless.

Examples :

"a blank day"

outcome negative achievement

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Devoid of thoughts, memory, or inspiration.

Examples :

"The shock left his memory blank."

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adjective

Of ammunition: having propellant but no bullets; unbulleted.

Examples :

"The recruits were issued with blank rounds for a training exercise."

military weapon