Толковый словарь английского языка - blank
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I. adjective see: black Date: 14th century colorless , 2. appearing or causing to appear dazed, confounded, or nonplussed , expressionless , 3. devoid of covering or content, having spaces to be filled in, lacking interest, variety, or change , absolute , unqualified , unfinished , see: empty ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1554 the bull's-eye of a target, 2. an empty space (as on a paper), a paper with spaces for the entry of data , 3. a piece of material prepared to be made into something (as a key) by a further operation, a cartridge loaded with propellant and a seal but no projectile, 4. an empty or featureless place or space , a vacant or uneventful period , a dash substituting for an omitted word, III. verb Date: circa 1765 transitive verb 1. obscure , obliterate , to stop access to ; seal , to keep (an opponent) from scoring , intransitive verb fade , to become confused or abstracted
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adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 a (of paper) not written or printed on. b (of a document) with spaces left for a signature or details. 2 a not filled; empty (a blank space). b unrelieved; sheer (a blank wall). 3 a having or showing no interest or expression (a blank face). b void of incident or result. c puzzled, nonplussed. d having (temporarily) no knowledge or understanding (my mind went blank). 4 (with neg. import) complete, downright (a blank refusal; blank despair). 5 euphem. used in place of an adjective regarded as coarse or abusive. --n. 1 a a space left to be filled in a document. b a document having blank spaces to be filled. 2 (in full blank cartridge) a cartridge containing gunpowder but no bullet, used for training, etc. 3 an empty space or period of time. 4 a a coin-disc before stamping. b a metal or wooden block before final shaping. 5 a a dash written instead of a word or letter, esp. instead of an obscenity. b euphem. used in place of a noun regarded as coarse. 6 a domino with one or both halves blank. 7 a lottery ticket that gains no prize. 8 the white centre of the target in archery etc. --v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by off, out) screen, obscure (clouds blanked out the sun). 2 (usu. foll. by out) cut (a metal blank). 3 US defeat without allowing to score. Phrases and idioms blank cheque 1 a cheque with the amount left for the payee to fill in. 2 colloq. unlimited freedom of action (cf. CARTE BLANCHE). blank test Chem. a scientific test done without a specimen, to verify the absence of the effects of reagents etc. blank verse unrhymed verse, esp. iambic pentameters. draw a blank elicit no response; fail. Derivatives blankly adv. blankness n. Etymology: ME f. OF blanc white, ult. f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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