What part of speech is blank?

Blank can be categorized as an adjective, a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. blank is a verb, present, 1st person singular of blank (infinitive).
  • 2. blank is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. blank is a noun, singular of blanks.
  • 4. blank is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Adjective to adverb

  • adjective: blank
  • adverb: blankly 

What does blank mean?

Definitions

Adjective

blank - void of expression; "a blank stare"
blank - (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"

Verb

blank - keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

Noun

blank - a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
blank - a piece of material ready to be made into something
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 - a blank gap or missing part

Examples of blank

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A blank stare.
2. adj. Blank pages.
3. adj. Fill in the blank spaces.
4. adj. A blank cartridge.
5. adj. Please disregard and destroy the form you received on July 2, as well as any blank forms retrieved from the PEP system prior to that date.
6. adj. Open a blank 'notepad' file and place your cursor at the top of the blank page.
7. adj. My memory is blank on the subject.
8. adj. The kid looks blank.
9. adj. Give me a blank sheet of paper.
10. adj. My mind was blank.
11. adj. He wore a blank look.
12. adj. She handed in a blank test.
13. adj. My mind went blank.
14. adj. Tom turned in a blank test paper.
15. adj. Tom handed in a blank test paper.
16. noun Begin to write, leaving one space blank.
17. noun The police officer fired a blank.
18. noun My mind is a blank.
19. noun He looked blank when he heard the announcement of his promotion.
20. noun He left the last page blank.
21. noun He gave me a blank stare.
22. noun The death of my mother left a big blank in my life.
23. noun "If it's money then I'm not lending any" I said point blank.
24. noun He drew a blank when I asked him what he remembered of the accident.
25. noun He fired at point blank range.
26. noun This page has been intentionally left blank.
27. noun Leave this sheet blank.
28. noun It's very important that you fill up all the information and do not leave any blank.
29. noun This page is intentionally left blank.
30. noun She left the last page blank.
Sentence  
adj.
A blank stare.
Blank pages.
Fill in the blank spaces.
A blank cartridge.
Please disregard and destroy the form you received on July 2, as well as any blank forms retrieved from the PEP system prior to that date.
Open a blank 'notepad' file and place your cursor at the top of the blank page.
My memory is blank on the subject.
The kid looks blank.
Give me a blank sheet of paper.
My mind was blank.
He wore a blank look.
She handed in a blank test.
My mind went blank.
Tom turned in a blank test paper.
Tom handed in a blank test paper.
noun
Begin to write, leaving one space blank.
The police officer fired a blank.
My mind is a blank.
He looked blank when he heard the announcement of his promotion.
He left the last page blank.
He gave me a blank stare.
The death of my mother left a big blank in my life.
"If it's money then I'm not lending any" I said point blank.
He drew a blank when I asked him what he remembered of the accident.
He fired at point blank range.
This page has been intentionally left blank.
Leave this sheet blank.
It's very important that you fill up all the information and do not leave any blank.
This page is intentionally left blank.
She left the last page blank.

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