Blank

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 .
A nonplus .
The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim .
A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated .
An empty space; a void, for example on a paper .
(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 .
Blank verse .
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 .
A vacant space, place, or period; a void .
The 1 / 230400 of a grain .
An empty space in one's memory; a forgotten item or memory .
A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word
The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space-bar on a keyboard.
A domino without points on one or both of its divisions.
the double blank
Short for blank cartridge. .
(in the expression ‘shooting blanks’) An ineffective effort which achieves nothing .

verb

To make void; to erase.
I blanked out my previous entry.
To ignore (a person) deliberately.
She blanked me for no reason.
To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event.
England blanks Wales to advance to the final.
To become blank.
To be temporarily unable to remember.
I'm blanking on her name right now.

adjective

White or pale; without colour.
Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in
a blank ballot
Scoreless; without any goals or points.
Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.
a blank desert; a blank wall; blank unconsciousness
Absolute; downright; sheer.
There was a look of blank terror on his face.
Without expression.
Failing to understand the question, he gave me a blank stare.
Utterly confounded or discomfited.
Empty; void; without result; fruitless.
a blank day
Devoid of thoughts, memory, or inspiration.
The shock left his memory blank.
Of ammunition: having propellant but no bullets; unbulleted.
The recruits were issued with blank rounds for a training exercise.

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