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Blank Blæŋk Fill Leave Remember Fired Noun Bre

Word blank
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / blæŋk / NAmE / blæŋk /
Example
  • please fill in the blanks.
  • if you can't answer the question, leave a blank.
  • my mind was a blank and i couldn't remember her name.
  • the troops fired blanks in the air.
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blank

(noun)BrE / blæŋk / NAmE / blæŋk /
  1. an empty space on a printed form or document for you to write answers, information, etc. in
    • Please fill in the blanks.
    • If you can't answer the question, leave a blank.
  2. a state of not being able to remember anything
    • My mind was a blank and I couldn't remember her name.
  3. a cartridge in a gun that contains an explosive but no bullet
    • The troops fired blanks in the air.
  4. to get no response or result
    • So far, the police investigation has drawn a blank.

    Extra Examples

    • If you don’t know the answer, just leave a blank.
    • In the test, we had to fill in the blanks.
    • Soldiers fired blanks into the sky.

    Word Origin

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