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   space

   /speɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied: "a table took up much of the space" Similar roomexpanseextentcapacityareavolumespaciousnessscopelatitudeexpansionmarginleewayplayclearanceheadroomlegroomelbow roomgapintervalopeningaperturegulfcavitycrannyfissureriftcrackbreachbreaksplitflawcrevasseintersticelacuna
   • ▪ an area of land which is not occupied by buildings: "she had a love of open spaces" Similar areaopen spaceopen areaunoccupied areaempty areaexpansefootprintstretchsweeptract
   • ▪ an area rented or sold as business premises.
   • ▪ a blank between printed, typed, or written words, characters, numbers, etc. Similar blankempty spacegap
   • ▪ each of the four gaps between the five lines of a stave.
   • 2. the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move: "the work gives the sense of a journey in space and time"
   • ▪ the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. Similar outer spacedeep spacethe universethe cosmosthe galaxythe solar systeminfinity
   • ▪ the near-vacuum extending between the planets and stars, containing small amounts of gas and dust.
   • ▪ a mathematical concept generally regarded as a set of points having some specified structure.
   • 3. an interval of time (often used to suggest that the time is short considering what has happened or been achieved in it): "both their cars were stolen in the space of three days" Similar periodspantimedurationstretchcourseintervalseasonterm
   • 4. the portion of a text or document available or needed to write about a subject: "there is no space to give further details"
   • ▪ pages in a newspaper or magazine, or time between television or radio programmes, available for advertising: "it is the media person's job to buy the press space or the TV or radio spots"
   • ▪ capacity for storage of data in a computer or other digital device: "additional disk space is required for the database operation"
   • 5. the freedom to live, think, and develop in a way that suits one: "a teenager needing her own space"
   • 6. one of two possible states of a signal in certain systems.

   verb

   • 1. position (two or more items) at a distance from one another: "the poles are spaced 3m apart"
   • ▪ (in printing or writing) put blanks between (words, letters, or lines).

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French espace, from Latin spatium. Current verb senses date from the late 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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