(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Something that is ~ has nothing on it.
We could put some of the pictures over on that ~ wall over there...
He tore a ~ page from his notebook.
...~ cassettes.
ADJ
2.
A ~ is a space which is left in a piece of writing or on a printed form for you to fill in particular information.
Put a word in each ~ to complete the sentence.
N-COUNT
3.
If you look ~, your face shows no feeling, understanding, or interest.
Abbot looked ~. ‘I don’t quite follow, sir.’...
His daughter gave him a ~ look.
ADJ
~ly
She stared at him ~ly.
ADV: ADV with v
~ness
His eyes have the ~ness of someone half-asleep.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
If your mind or memory is a ~, you cannot think of anything or remember anything.
I’m sorry, but my mind is a ~...
I came round in hospital and did not know where I was. Everything was a complete ~.
N-SING: a N
5.
Blanks are gun cartridges which contain explosive but do not contain a bullet, so that they cause no harm when the gun is fired.
...a starter pistol which only fires ~s.
N-COUNT: usu pl
6.
see also point-~
7.
If you draw a ~ when you are looking for someone or something, you do not succeed in finding them. (INFORMAL)
They drew a ~ in their search for the driver.
PHRASE: V inflects
8.
If your mind goes ~, you are suddenly unable to think of anything appropriate to say, for example in reply to a question.
My mind went totally ~.
PHRASE: V inflects