blanks
Unfilled form fields
Blanks is the plural of blank—empty spaces waiting to be filled in: Fill in the blanks on the form.
To draw blanks is to fail repeatedly to find or remember something.
Blanks are also cartridges loaded with powder but no projectile, used for theatrical gunfire, training, or starting races: The pistol was loaded with blanks.
Holding nothing inside
- vacantWithout an occupant
- bareLacking any covering
- voidWithout legal effect
- unfilledNot occupied or completed
hollow · clear · unmarked · unused · unoccupied · devoid · sterile · pristine
Temporary position marker
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- fillableAble to receive content
- worksheetExercise page for students
- formShape or document
field · line · space · entry · questionnaire · application · checkbox · input
Sealed container for supplies
- roundCurved like circle
- shellHard outer covering
- bulletFired metal projectile
- caliberBore diameter or quality
magazine · reload · firearm · rifle · pistol · shotgun · revolver · shooting
Failing to retain memories
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
- blackoutComplete power loss
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- gapUnfilled space between
block · suppression · trauma · dissociation · fugue · repression · confusion · haze
Made ready beforehand
- gessoAbsorbent primer for canvases
- unpaintedLacking applied color
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- whiteAbsence of pigment
fresh · untouched · artist · studio · preparation · surface · raw · waiting
empty
Holding nothing inside
unfilled · hollow · clear · unmarked · unused · unoccupied · devoid · sterile · pristine · spotless
placeholder
Temporary position marker
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- fillableAble to receive content
- worksheetExercise page for students
form · field · line · space · entry · questionnaire · application · checkbox · input · underline
cartridge
Sealed container for supplies
caliber · magazine · reload · firearm · rifle · pistol · shotgun · revolver · shooting · range
forgetting
Failing to retain memories
gap · block · suppression · trauma · dissociation · fugue · repression · confusion · haze · lost
primed
Made ready beforehand
white · fresh · untouched · artist · studio · preparation · surface · raw · waiting · potential
meditation
Focused attention practice
mindfulness · clearing · quiet · peace · thoughtless · calm · unfocused · zoning · spacing · daydreaming
- mintingcoinage, minter, coiner, mintmarks, die maker
- word gamescrossword, Scrabble, crossword puzzle, anagram, word game
- crossword puzzleclues, grid, squares, answers, letters
- ammunitionammunition, ammo, bullet, bullets, shells
- coinageminting, denomination, dies, mint mark, planchet
- dominoestiles, pips, boneyard, spinner, double six
blanksexpressions
Outward manifestations of feeling
reactions · responses · acknowledgments · emotional responses · engagement
- blank pageSheet without marks
- baby blanketSoft covering for infants
- blank checkUnrestricted authority document
- wet blanketOne who discourages others
- drawing a blankUnable to remember
- draw a blankFail to remember
blanket, blank, blanketing, blanked, blankly, blankness, blanking, blanker, blankest