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How to pronounce blank

/blæŋk/
noun

IPA: /blæŋk/

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The correct spelling is blank. A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth ab… For example: "the double blank"

Usage Examples

the double blank

I blanked out my previous entry.

She blanked me for no reason.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence .
  2. 2.A nonplus .
  3. 3.The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim .
  4. 4.A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated .
  5. 5.An empty space; a void, for example on a paper .

verb

  1. 1.To make void; to erase.
  2. 2.To ignore (a person) deliberately.
  3. 3.To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event.
  4. 4.To become blank.
  5. 5.To be temporarily unable to remember.

adjective

  1. 1.White or pale; without colour.
  2. 2.Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in
  3. 3.Scoreless; without any goals or points.
  4. 4.Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.
  5. 5.Absolute; downright; sheer.

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