(of a surface or background) Unrelieved by decorative or other features; bare, empty, or plain

• - the blank skyline

• - a blank wall

Not written or printed on

• - a blank sheet of paper

(of a document) With spaces left for a signature or details

• - blank tax-return forms

(of a tape) With nothing recorded on it

• - blank cassettes

Showing incomprehension or no reaction

• - we were met by blank looks

Having temporarily no knowledge or understanding

• - her mind went blank

Lacking incident or result

• - those blank moments aboard airplanes

Complete; absolute (used emphatically with negative force)

• - he was met with a blank refusal to discuss the issue

Cover up, obscure, or cause to appear blank or empty

• - electronic countermeasures blanked out the radar signals

Become blank or empty

• - the picture blanked out

Cut (a metal blank)

• - the complete core disk can be blanked out in one piece

Defeat (a sports opponent) without allowing the opposition to score

• - Baltimore blanked Toronto in a 7–0 victory

A space left to be filled in a document

• - leave blanks to type in the appropriate names

• - this measure required subjects to fill in the blanks in a story

A document with blank spaces to be filled

A cartridge containing gunpowder but no bullet, used for training or as a signal

An empty space or period of time, esp. in terms of a lack of knowledge or understanding

• - my mind was a total blank

An object that has no mark or design on it, in particular

A roughly cut metal or wooden block intended for further shaping or finishing

A domino with one or both halves blank

A plain metal disk from which a coin is made by stamping a design on it

A dash written instead of a word or letter, esp. instead of an obscenity or profanity

Used euphemistically in place of a noun regarded as obscene, profane, or abusive