āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
blank
01
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
not having any writing, drawing, or other visible content, often appearing empty or plain
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The canvas was blank, awaiting the artist's inspiration to create.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ, āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
(of a document) having designated spaces left empty for signatures, details, or additional information to be filled in
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She signed the blank check, trusting her partner to fill in the amount.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
done or stated in a manner that is thorough, total, or without any reservations
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His blank denial of any wrongdoing left his colleagues skeptical.
āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻšāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ, āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨
lacking understanding or awareness
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His blank stare indicated he did nât understand the complex instructions.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
04
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ, āĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž
(of a tape or medium) not been recorded on, remaining empty and available for new content
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The studio provided blank DVDs for the filmmakers to use.
āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨, āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
an unfilled space in a document meant for entering specific information
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She highlighted the blanks where additional details needed to be filled in.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ
a cartridge that contains gunpowder but no bullet, used to make a loud noise without firing a projectile
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The soldier loaded a blank before starting the training exercise.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
a piece of material that has been shaped or cut to be transformed into a finished product, such as a key, through additional processing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She bought a metal blank to have a custom key made for her home.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŽ āĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻĄāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄāĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻĄāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§
a domino that has no pips or markings, often used in games to represent a wildcard or to allow flexibility in play
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The set included several blanks that players could use strategically.
āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
05
āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻĨāĻŋ
a document that contains empty spaces designated for information to be filled in
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He received a blank to fill out for the job application.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
06
āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻž, āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ
a gap in knowledge or awareness, often experienced as an absence of thought or memory
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He stared at the paper, feeling a blank where his thoughts should have been.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
to blank
01
āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to deliberately ignore or treat someone as if they are not present
Transitive: to blank sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It 's hurtful to blank someone during a conversation, making them feel invisible.
āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻˇā§āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
02
āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to make something empty or unmarked, often by removing information or covering it
Transitive: to blank sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The editor will blank any sensitive information before publishing the document.
āĻāĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻĄāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to cut or shape a piece of material, especially metal, into a predetermined form or size
Transitive: to blank a piece of material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The technician blanked the aluminum sheets to create parts for the aircraft.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻļā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They managed to blank the competition during the championship game.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻļāĻŋāĻĒ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
blankly
blankness
blank
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
