| noun | a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing “he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet” |
| noun | a blank gap or missing part |
| noun | a piece of material ready to be made into something |
| noun | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet |
| verb | keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning |
| adjective | (of a surface) not written or printed on “blank pages” |
| adjective | void of expression “a blank stare” |
| adjective | not charged with a bullet “a blank cartridge” |
| space | verb | place at intervals |
| blankness | noun | the state of being blank; void; emptiness |