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• blank — blankness, n. /blangk/, adj., blanker, blankest, n., v. adj. 1. (of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper. 2. not filled in, as a printed form: a blank check. 3. unrelieved or unbroken… …   Universalium

• blank — [[t]blæ̱ŋk[/t]] blanks, blanking, blanked 1) ADJ Something that is blank has nothing on it. We could put some of the pictures over on that blank wall over there... He tore a blank page from his notebook. ...blank cassettes. 2) N COUNT A blank is… …   English dictionary

• blank — /blæŋk / (say blangk) adjective 1. (of paper, etc.) free from marks; not written or printed on. 2. not filled in: a blank cheque. 3. unrelieved or unbroken by ornament or opening: a blank wall. 4. lacking some usual or completing feature; empty.… …  

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• draw a blank — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To obtain nothing in return for an effort made or to get a negative result. * /I looked up all the Joneses in the telephone book but I drew a blank every time I asked for Archibald Jones./ 2. To fail to remember something …   Dictionary of American idioms

• draw a blank — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To obtain nothing in return for an effort made or to get a negative result. * /I looked up all the Joneses in the telephone book but I drew a blank every time I asked for Archibald Jones./ 2. To fail to remember something …   Dictionary of American idioms

• draw a blank — verb be unable to remember I m drawing a blank You are blocking the name of your first wife! • Syn: ↑forget, ↑block, ↑blank out • Ant: ↑remember (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• draw a blank — 1. to be unable to get information. Hoover asked the investigators to find out about Byrne, but they drew a blank. 2. to forget something. When Phil asked Lee which airline they were flying on, Lee drew a blank …   New idioms dictionary

• draw\ a\ blank — v. phr. informal 1. To obtain nothing in return for an effort made or to get a negative result. I looked up all the Joneses in the telephone book but I drew a blank every time I asked for Archibald Jones. 2. To fail to remember something. I am… …   Словарь американских идиом

• draw a blank —    If you try to find something out and draw a blank, you don t get any useful information.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you look for or try to remember something, and draw a blank, you fail to find it.     I nearly won the quiz;… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• draw a blank — be unable to think of an answer, mind go blank    For some reason, I drew a blank when the professor questioned me …   English idioms