/blæŋk/
noun
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 .A nonplus .The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim .A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated .An empty space; a void, for example on a paper .(now chiefly U.S.) A document, paper, or form with spaces left blank to be filled up at the pleasure of the person to whom it is given (e.g. a blank charter, ballot, form, contract, etc.), or as the event may determine; a blank form .Blank verse .A piece of metal (such as a coin, screw, nuts), cut and shaped to the required size of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping .A vacant space, place, or period; a void .The 1 / 230400 of a grain .An empty space in one's memory; a forgotten item or memory .A dash written in place of an omitted letter or wordThe space character; the character resulting from pressing the space-bar on a keyboard.A domino without points on one or both of its divisions.Short for blank cartridge. .(in the expression ‘shooting blanks’) An ineffective effort which achieves nothing .verb
To make void; to erase.To ignore (a person) deliberately.To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event.To become blank.To be temporarily unable to remember.adjective
White or pale; without colour.Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled inScoreless; without any goals or points.Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.Absolute; downright; sheer.Without expression.Utterly confounded or discomfited.Empty; void; without result; fruitless.Devoid of thoughts, memory, or inspiration.Of ammunition: having propellant but no bullets; unbulleted.