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- [draw ey blangk]
- /drɔ eɪ blæŋk/
- /drɔː ə blæŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [draw ey blangk]
- /drɔ eɪ blæŋk/
Definitions of draw a blank words
- adjective draw a blank (of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper. 1
- adjective draw a blank not filled in, as a printed form: a blank check. 1
- adjective draw a blank unrelieved or unbroken by ornament, opening, decoration, etc.: a blank wall. 1
- adjective draw a blank lacking some usual or completing feature: a blank roll of film. 1
- adjective draw a blank (of a recording medium) containing no previously recorded information: a blank videocassette; a blank floppy disk. Compare prerecorded. 1
- adjective draw a blank void of interest, variety, results, etc.: She sometimes occupied her blank days reading detective stories. 1
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Origin of draw a blank
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (noun and adj.) < Anglo-French, French blanc (adj.) < Germanic; compare Old English blanca white horse, Old High German blanch bright, white
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Parts of speech for Draw a blank
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
draw a blank popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
draw a blank usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for draw a blank
verb draw a blank
- pass out — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- swoon — to faint; lose consciousness.
- crap out — to make a losing throw in craps
- zone out — any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The decisions were formulated in a zone of uncertainty. The temperature lies outside the danger zone.
Antonyms for draw a blank
verb draw a blank
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- resuscitate — to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
- revive — to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
- pencil in — a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
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