English to English
space
(sp/eI/c
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noun (n)
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located(noun.tops)Example:
They tested his ability to locate objects in space.
source: wordnet30 - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)(noun.shape)Example:
The architect left space in front of the building.
They stopped at an open space in the jungle.
The space between his teeth.
source: wordnet30 - an area reserved for some particular purpose(noun.location)Example:
The laboratory's floor space.
source: wordnet30 - any location outside the Earth's atmosphere(noun.location)Example:
The astronauts walked in outer space without a tether.
The first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth.
source: wordnet30 - a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing(noun.communication)Example:
He said the space is the most important character in the alphabet.
source: wordnet30 - the interval between two times(noun.time)Example:
It all happened in the space of 10 minutes.
source: wordnet30 - a blank area(noun.communication)Example:
Write your name in the space provided.
source: wordnet30 - one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff(noun.communication)Example:
The spaces are the notes F-A-C-E.
source: wordnet30 - (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- Extension, considered independently of anything which it may contain; that which makes extended objects conceivable and possible.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- place at intervals(verb.motion)Example:
Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates.
source: wordnet30 - To walk; to rove; to roam.(verb)source: webster1913
- To arrange or adjust the spaces in or between; as, to space words, lines, or letters.(verb)source: webster1913
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