Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A placeholder allowing for any of a variety of possible answers or a single elicited answer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
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verb
To complete a single fill in the blank question.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To complete an interruption, ambiguity, or vagueness in understanding, perception, or context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
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History
As a noun, a clipping of fill-in-the-blank question, problem, &c.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
