noun Download 🔗Share 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 : "While researching medieval French currency, the historian found records mentioning transactions using "blanks," small silver coins worth a few deniers. " history economy finance value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A nonplus . Examples : "His constant excuses for not completing his homework left his teacher at a blanks, unsure of how to proceed. " mind sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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 : "Her presentation was a disaster; she didn't address the key issues and completely missed the blanks. " sport direction point range military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated . Examples : "The lottery ticket was a blank; it offered no prize. " outcome game bet nothing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An empty space; a void, for example on a paper . Examples : "The test paper had many blanks for answers. " gap space writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (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 : "Please fill in the blanks on this job application form before submitting it. " stationery business government writing law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Blank verse . Examples : "Shakespeare often wrote his plays in blank verse, which doesn't rhyme. " literature language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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 factory worker loaded the machine with metal blanks ready to be stamped into coins. " material technical industry machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A vacant space, place, or period; a void . Examples : "After the power outage, there were only blanks in my memory of the movie – I couldn't remember what happened between the car chase and the end. " gap space nothing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The 1 / 230400 of a grain . Examples : "The jeweler used specialized scales to measure the precious metal in blanks, ensuring accuracy down to the smallest fraction of a grain. " number amount unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An empty space in one's memory; a forgotten item or memory . Examples : "The exam question left several blanks in my memory; I couldn't recall the answer. " mind sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word Examples : "The censored document had several words replaced with long blanks to hide sensitive information. " language linguistics writing grammar Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space-bar on a keyboard. Examples : "The computer program is deleting all the extra blanks at the end of each sentence. " computing character space writing language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A domino without points on one or both of its divisions. Examples : "the double blank" game item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Short for blank cartridge. . Examples : "The director told the actors to use blanks in the scene where they fire guns, so no one would get hurt. " military weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the expression ‘shooting blanks’) An ineffective effort which achieves nothing . Examples : "Despite working late every night on the presentation, his efforts were shooting blanks because he hadn't understood the client's needs. " outcome action achievement nothing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make void; to erase. Examples : "I blanked out my previous entry." writing language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To ignore (a person) deliberately. Examples : "She blanked me for no reason." communication action attitude human person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event. Examples : "England blanks Wales to advance to the final." sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become blank. Examples : "My mind blanked during the important presentation, and I couldn't remember a single key point. " mind sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be temporarily unable to remember. Examples : "During the exam, I completely blanked and couldn't remember the formula. " mind body sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading