fill in the blank
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.02 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A language exercise in which one or more words are replaced with a blank line and the reader is tasked with supplying a valid replacement.
noun
A placeholder allowing for any of a variety of possible answers or a single elicited answer.
verb
To complete an interruption, ambiguity, or vagueness in understanding, perception, or context.
Example Sentences
- "The test consisted of fill-in-the-blank sentences."
- "The emphasis on doing the Bible study portion. This is not a fill in the blank with a simple answer from the Bible that “says” what we are looking for."
- "It was important that she make something memorable. She wanted to be complimented. She wanted people to go home after the party and say, “Wasn't Dorothy's — fill in the blank — amazing?""
- "The Zionists intended to shape the perceptions of a global public with limited interest in or understanding of the issues, filling in the blanks with their own narrative."