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blanks 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
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blanks, plural;
  1. Cover up, obscure, or cause to appear blank or empty
    • - electronic countermeasures blanked out the radar signals
  2. Become blank or empty
    • - the picture blanked out
  3. Cut (a metal blank)
    • - the complete core disk can be blanked out in one piece
  4. Defeat (a sports opponent) without allowing the opposition to score
    • - Baltimore blanked Toronto in a 7–0 victory
Noun
  1. 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
  2. A document with blank spaces to be filled

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

  4. An empty space or period of time, esp. in terms of a lack of knowledge or understanding
    • - my mind was a total blank
  5. An object that has no mark or design on it, in particular

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

  7. A domino with one or both halves blank

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

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

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

  1. (blank) (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
  2. (blank) keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning
  3. space: a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"
  4. (blank) void of expression; "a blank stare"
  5. lacuna: a blank gap or missing part
  6. (blank) a piece of material ready to be made into something
  7. The Blanks are an a cappella group. Most notably, they appeared in the TV series Scrubs in a recurring guest role, under various names such as "Ted's Band" and "The Worthless Peons". They have released an album, Riding the Wave, which is sold through CD Baby.
  8. (Blank!) "Blank!" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was commissioned by Larry Shaw, editor of Infinity Science Fiction, as being the least inspirational title on which to base a story. ...
  9. (Blank (archeology)) In archaeology, a blank is a thick, shaped stone biface of suitable size and configuration for refining into a stone tool. ...
  10. (Blank (comics)) The Blank is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in West Coast Avengers #2 (October 1984) and was created by Roger Stern and Bob Hall.
  11. (Blank (Eyehategod song)) Take as Needed for Pain is the second album by American sludge metal band Eyehategod, released on November 22, 1993. ...
  12. (Blank (Scrabble)) Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid. The words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary. ...
  13. (blank) A bullet that doesn't harm; a cartridge inserted into a gun that fires no projectile; A void space on a paper; A space to be filled in on a form or template; A kind of base silver money, first coined in England by Henry V. ...
  14. (BLANK) Piece of mixed compound of suitable size and shape for placing in a mold.
  15. (Blank) Slang term for a card that gives no help to your hand, or to the board. “I caught a blank” meaning nothing.
  16. (Blank) The original block of foam used to shape a surfboard. A blank often comes from a pre-shaped mold with a basic outline and rocker depending on the length and type surfboard being shaped. Usually made from polyurethane foam. ...
  17. (Blank) a card that is very unlikely to help, or scare, anyone.
  18. (blank) A card, frequently a community card, of no apparent value. I suspected Margaret had a good draw, but the river card was a blank, so I bet again. Compare to "rag", "brick", "bomb".
  19. (blank) A key before any cuts have been made.
  20. (blank) An undecorated face with no cabinet. Also called insert.
  21. (Blank) An empty spot on a slot machine reel between two symbols.  This is the most common result of a slot machine spin.  Also called a "ghost".
  22. (Blank) Usually referring to a turn or river card, a blank is a card that doesn’t appear to help any players in the hand and doesn’t work in co-ordination with the rest of the cards on the board. ...
  23. (blank) A piece of metal (usually round) being prepared for coinage before the rims have been raised via the upsetting mill.
  24. (Blank) A die cut sheet of paper before it is folded into an envelope.
  25. (Blank) Another term for planchet or flan: the circular piece of metal, of the size and weight of the finished coin, prior to striking. Today blanks are stamped out by machine in a high-speed process. In early times they were customarily cut with special shears from a cob of metal.