space
Nouns
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(n) the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- they tested his ability to locate objects in space
- the boundless regions of the infinite
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(n) an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- the architect left space in front of the building
- they stopped at an open space in the jungle
- the space between his teeth
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(n) an area reserved for some particular purpose
- the laboratory's floor space
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(n) any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
- 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
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(n) a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
- he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet
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(n) the interval between two times
- the distance from birth to death
- it all happened in the space of 10 minutes
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(n) a blank area
- write your name in the space provided
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(n) one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
- the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E
- (n) (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences quad,
Verbs
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(v) place at intervals
- Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates
Synonyms
infinite outer space blank distance blank space place quadWords of close approximity
space age
space bar
space biology
space cadet
space capsule
spacecraft
spacecraft clock time
spacecraft event time
spaced
spaced-out
spacefaring
spaceflight
space heater
space helmet
space laboratory
space lattice
spaceman
space medicine
Space Needle
space platform
space probe
space program
space-reflection symmetry
space rocket
spaceship
space shuttle
space station
spacesuit
space-time
space-time continuum
space travel
space vehicle
spacewalk
space walk
spacewalker
spaceward
spacewards
space writer
spacey