blank

nouns

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, space

a blank gap or missing part

blank, lacuna

a piece of material ready to be made into something

blank

is a type of (narrower)

a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width

a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

blank, blank shell, dummy

keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

blank

is a type of (narrower)

stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

"We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

(of a surface) not written or printed on

"blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"

blank, clean, white

is derived from

void of expression

"a blank stare"

blank, vacuous

is derived from

not charged with a bullet

"a blank cartridge"

blank

is similar to

(of weapons) not charged with ammunition

"many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded"