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# blank

«blank» in Mova's school dictionary: **with nothing written, drawn or recorded on it: a blank…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (blank, blanker, blankest); noun (a blank, blanks); verb (blank, blanks, blanked, blanking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Blank means with nothing written, drawn or recorded on it: a blank page, a blank screen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#m1)

2) A blank is an empty space where you write a missing word or number: «fill in the blanks». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#m2)

3) A blank look shows no feeling or understanding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#m3)

4) If your mind goes blank, you suddenly cannot remember anything. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#m4)

5) A blank is a gun cartridge with no bullet, which only makes a bang. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#m5)

6) (informal) To blank someone is to ignore them on purpose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In school, «fill in the blanks» exercises have missing words or numbers (5 + __ = 12). In art, you start with a blank sheet. In tests, your mind can go blank from nerves — breathe and come back to the question. Phrases: «fill in the blanks», «go blank», «draw a blank» (find nothing), «blank cheque», «point-blank».

### examples

- Fill in the blanks with the correct word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#x1)
- Write your name on the blank line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#x2)
- The screen went blank during the film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#x3)
- My mind went blank in the spelling test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#x4)
- He gave me a blank look when I asked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#x5)
- Start your drawing on a blank page. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#x6)
- We searched for the keys but drew a blank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#x7)
- Leave no blanks on the form. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#x8)
- The Book of Truth lay open before him, but, its pages were to him as blank paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/#x9)

### note

Comparative rarely used. In maths, a blank or box stands for an unknown number, like a letter in algebra: 7 × __ = 56, so the blank is 8. Starting-pistol blanks in races still make a dangerous bang — never point any gun at people.

### In the corpora

- [Each people knew its own lands well, but far-off places were blank or filled with guesses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/98-explorers-mapping-the-world/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «blank» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blank/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.