space

Definitions

1. 1noun

   Extension, considered independently of anything which it may contain; that which makes extended objects conceivable and possible.

2. 2noun

   Place, having more or less extension; room.

3. 3noun

   A quantity or portion of extension; distance from one thing to another; an interval between any two or more objects; as, the space between two stars or two hills; the sound was heard for the space of a mile.

4. 4noun

   Quantity of time; an interval between two points of time; duration; time.

5. 5noun

   A short time; a while.

6. 6noun

   Walk; track; path; course.

7. 7noun

   A small piece of metal cast lower than a face type, so as not to receive the ink in printing, -- used to separate words or letters.

8. 8noun

   The distance or interval between words or letters in the lines, or between lines, as in books.

9. 9noun

   One of the intervals, or open places, between the lines of the staff.

10. 10noun

    To walk; to rove; to roam.

11. 11noun

    To arrange or adjust the spaces in or between; as, to space words, lines, or letters.

12. 12noun

    the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

    "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"

    "the boundless regions of the infinite"

    Synonyms

    infinite
13. 13noun

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

    Synonyms

    quad
14. 14noun

    a blank area

    "write your name in the space provided"

    Synonyms

    place
15. 15noun

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

    "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"

    Synonyms

    blank
16. 16noun

    one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff

    "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"

17. 17noun

    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"

18. 18noun

    an area reserved for some particular purpose

    "the laboratory's floor space"

19. 19noun

    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"

20. 20noun

    the interval between two times

    "the distance from birth to death"

    "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"

    Synonyms

    distance
21. 21verb

    place at intervals

    "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates"