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blank adjective

adjective
/blæŋk/
1

showing no emotion or no sign of understanding something or recognizing someone

Example

His eyes were blank and he barely responded to us.

Example

a blank look/expression/face

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2

blank paper or a blank space is empty and contains no writing or other marks

Example

a blank sheet of paper

Example

Write your name in the blank space at the top of the page.

Example

The last three boxes should be left blank.

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Example

a blank tape/disk/video

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2.2

a blank surface has nothing on it

Example

He was tired of staring at the four blank walls.

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2.3

a blank screen, for example on a computer, has no writing or images on it

Example

Suddenly my computer screen went blank.

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