blank dummy blank shell | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet |
blank | a piece of material ready to be made into something |
lacuna blank | a blank gap or missing part |
planchet coin blank | a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin |
blank verse | unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter) |
space blank space place | a blank area, write your name in the space provided |
blank endorsement endorsement in blank | an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer |
space blank | a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing, he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet |
blank check blank cheque | a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank |
free hand blank check | freedom to do as you see fit, many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack |
blank out | cut out, as for political reasons, several line in the report were blanked out |
forget block blank out draw a blank | be unable to remember, I'm drawing a blank, You are blocking the name of your first wife! |
blank | keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning |
blank vacuous | void of expression, a blank stare |
point-blank | close enough to go straight to the target, point-blank range, a point-blank shot |
blunt candid forthright frank free-spoken outspoken plainspoken point-blank straight-from-the-shoulder | characterized by directness in manner or speech, without subtlety or evasion, blunt talking and straight shooting, a blunt New England farmer, I gave them my candid opinion, forthright criticism, a forthright approach to the problem, tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank, it is possible to be outspoken without being rude, plainspoken and to the point, a point-blank accusation |
blank clean white | (of a surface) not written or printed on, blank pages, fill in the blank spaces, a clean page, wide white margins |
blank | not charged with a bullet, a blank cartridge |
point-blank | in a direct and unequivocal manner, I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job |