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space

/speɪs/noun, verb1 syllable

Space means: a blank area.

Synonyms for space22

noun, as in a blank area

blank space, place

noun, as in the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

noun, as in any location outside the Earth's atmosphere

outer space

noun, as in a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing

noun, as in the interval between two times

noun, as in (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences

also used for space

break, gap, interlapse, interspace, interstice, interstitium, opening, separation, area, volume, duration, span, interval, period, period of time

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What does space mean?10

noun

1

a blank area“write your name in the space provided”

2

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located“they tested his ability to locate objects in space”

3

any location outside the Earth's atmosphere“the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether”

4

a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing“he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet”

5

the interval between two times“the distance from birth to death”

6

(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences

7

an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)“the architect left space in front of the building”

8

an area reserved for some particular purpose“the laboratory's floor space”

9

one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff“the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E”

verb

1

place at intervals“Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with space?19

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Space in a sentence

  • If geometry is the science of space, what is the science of time?darinmex
  • With the power of imagination, we can even travel through space.avandivai
  • In the near future, space travel will no longer be just a dream.CM
  • Ultimately, space flight will be beneficial to all mankind.CK
  • In space, no one can hear you scream.darinmex
  • Time and space are one body, mind and things sustain each other.riccioberto
  • Megastructures in space provided homes for billions of humans, many thousands of years later.nonong
  • Typically, a space station serviced a locale at least several light-years radially.nonong

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of space

as a noun

plural
spaces

as a verb

past tense
spaced
present participle
spacing
third-person singular
spaces
past participle
spaced