blank
With nothing written, printed, or drawn on it.
Not marked with any writing, printing, or decoration.
An empty space in writing or on a form where you can write information.
An empty area in writing, printing, or a form where something should be filled in.
Having no expression on your face.
Showing no visible emotion, reaction, or understanding.
To suddenly forget something you know for a short time.
To be unable to remember or think of something momentarily, often under pressure.
- Base: blank
- Base: blank
- Plural: blanks
- Base: blank
- 3rd Person Singular: blanks
- Present Participle: blanking
- Past: blanked
blank slate
1Without prior experience or influence
A person or thing with no experience or history, ready to be shaped or taught.
- She approached the job as a blank slate, ready to learn everything from scratch.
- The new policy starts with a blank slate for all employees.
blank slate
1fresh start with no history
a new start with nothing decided yet
- After the rebrand, the company wanted to start with a blank slate.
- I moved to a new city to begin with a blank slate.
- The coach treated every tryout as a blank slate.
- I want to start with a blank slate.
draw a blank
1Fail to remember or find answer
To try but not be able to remember something or find an answer.
- I tried to remember his name, but I drew a blank.
- She drew a blank when asked about the meeting details.
draw a blank
1find nothing; get no answer
to try but find nothing
- I tried to remember his last name, but I drew a blank.
- The police questioned several witnesses and drew a blank.
- We searched online for hours and still drew a blank.
- I drew a blank when I tried to remember her name.
fill in the blanks
1Complete missing information
To write the missing words or information in empty spaces.
- Please fill in the blanks with the correct words.
- The form is incomplete; can you fill in the blanks?