# fill in the blank

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. A placeholder allowing for any of a variety of possible answers or a single elicited answer.

## Etymology
As a noun, a clipping of fill-in-the-blank question, problem, &c.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fill-in-the-blank