Definition of: blank

(blangk) adjective
1. Wholly or partly free from writing or print.
2. Lacking in ornament, variety, interest, or results.
3. Empty; void.
4. Without expression or animation: a blank stare.
5. Without rime: blank verse.
6. Disconcerted; confused.
7. Utter; downright.
8. Pale or white; colorless.
9. Having no finishing cuts, slots, grooves, teeth, or the like; unfinished: common in such phrases as blank arcade, arch, file, key, saw, window, etc.
—noun
1. A paper containing no written or printed matter.
2. A written or printed paper with blank spaces.
3. A vacant space; void interval.
4. A lottery ticket which has drawn no prize; a disappointing result.
5. A partially prepared piece, as of wood or metal, ready for forming into a finished object, as a coin, key, button, etc.
6. The central white spot of a target; bull's-eye.
7. A blank verse.
8. A blank cartridge.
—v.t.
1. To delete; invalidate: often with out.
2. In games, to prevent (an opponent) from scoring.
3. Archaic To disconcert; put out of countenance. [<F blanc white, ult. <Gmc.]
—blank′ly adverb
—blank′ness noun Synonyms (adj.): bare, barren, clear, empty, plain, unfilled, unlimited, unmarked, unsigned. See BLEAK, VACANT.