(poetry) A poetic form with regular meter, particularly iambic pentameter, but no fixed rhyme scheme.

plural of blank check

(US) A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it.

(idiomatic) To be unable to recall a required piece of information. / (idiomatic) To fail; not to find anything; to produce no successful response.

Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target). / (idiomatic) Directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution.

The distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.

(forensics) Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).

In a direct manner, without hesitation.

(curling) An end in which no stones are touching the house, and thus no points are scored.

To complete a single fill in the blank question. / (idiomatic, figuratively) To complete an interruption, ambiguity, or vagueness in understanding, perception, or context.