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Blank Blæŋk Side I Adjective Sign Space Cd

Word3 blank
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /blæŋk/ /blæŋk/
Example
  • sign your name in the blank space below.
  • a blank cd
  • write on one side of the paper and leave the other side blank.
  • she turned to a blank page in her notebook.
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blank

(adjective)/blæŋk/ /blæŋk/
  1. empty, with nothing written, printed or recorded on it
    • Sign your name in the blank space below.
    • a blank CD
    • Write on one side of the paper and leave the other side blank.
    • She turned to a blank page in her notebook.
    • I left the third column blank.
  2. empty; with no pictures, marks or decoration
    • blank whitewashed walls
    • Suddenly the screen went blank.
  3. showing no feeling, understanding or interest
    • She stared at me with a blank expression on her face.
    • Steve looked blank and said he had no idea what I was talking about.
    • Suddenly my mind went blank (= I could not remember anything).
    • I asked several people about it and just got blank stares in return.

    Extra Examples

    • His expression remained studiously blank.
    • Her explanation was met with blank looks.
  4. complete and total
    • SEE ALSO point-blank
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/point-blank_1
    • a blank refusal/denial
  5. a person or thing that has the potential to be developed or changed in many different ways
    • The building is a blank canvas for an clever investor to potentially make a lot of money.
    • Alice was a blank slate in the first film because she had memory loss and knew nothing about herself.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (in the sense ‘white, colourless’): from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin.
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