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space 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?empty area?
2 ?area for particular purpose?
3 ?between things?
4 ?outside the earth?
5 ?where things exist?
6 ?time?
7 ?empty land?
8 ?freedom?
9 ?in writing?
10 ?in a report/book?
11 look/stare/gaze into space
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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: espace, from Latin spatium 'area, room, length of space or time']
?EMPTY AREA?
[U] the amount of an area, room, container etc that is empty or available to be used
space for
::There's space for a table and two chairs.
:: How much space is there on each disk?
more/less/enough space
::Now that we've got three kids, it'd be nice to have a bit more space.
space to do sth
::He had plenty of space to study.
::The hedge takes up too much space .
sense/feeling of space
(=the feeling that a place is large and empty, so you can move around easily)
::In small homes a single colour scheme can create a sense of space.
?AREA FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE?
[U and C] an area, especially one used for a particular purpose
::a supermarket with 700 free parking spaces
storage/cupboard/shelf space
::We really do need more storage space.
::the factory's floor space (=the size of the available floor area)
?BETWEEN THINGS?
[C] an empty place between two things, or between two parts of something
-synonym gap gap space between
::the space between the house and the garage
::Lucy cleared a space on her desk.
::There was an empty space where the flowers had been.
?OUTSIDE THE EARTH?
[U] the area beyond the Earth where the stars and planets are
in/into space
::Who was the first American in space?
::creatures from outer space (=far away in space)
space travel/research/programme/exploration
::the history of space travel
?WHERE THINGS EXIST?
[U] all of the area in which everything exists, and in which everything has a position or direction
::the exact point in space where two lines meet
::how people of other cultures think about time and space
?TIME?
a) in/within the space of sth
within a particular period of time
::Mandy had four children in the space of four years.
b) a short space of time
a short period of time
::They achieved a lot in a short space of time.
?EMPTY LAND?
[U and C] land, or an area of land that has not been built on
::a pleasant town centre with plenty of open space
::the wide open spaces of the prairies
::the loss of green space in cities
?FREEDOM?
[U] the freedom to do what you want or do things on your own, especially in a relationship with someone else
::We give each other space in our marriage.
::She needed time and space to sort out her life.
?IN WRITING?
[C] a) an empty area between written or printed words, lines etc
::Leave a space after each number.
b) the width of a typed letter of the alphabet
::The word 'the' takes up three spaces.
c) a place provided for you to write your name or other information on a document, piece of paper etc
::Please write any comments in the space provided.
?IN A REPORT/BOOK?
[U] the amount of space in a newspaper, magazine, or book that is used for a particular subject
::The story got very little space in the national newspapers.
look/stare/gaze into space
to look straight in front of you without looking at anything in particular, usually because you are thinking
-see also breathing space , personal space , waste of space at waste 1 (5), watch this space at watch 1 (11)
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WORD FOCUS: space
vehicles used in space: spaceship, spacecraft, rocket, (space) shuttle, probe, satellite, space station
someone who travels in space: astronaut, cosmonaut (Russian)
parts of a rocket's journey: countdown, launch, blast-off/take-off/lift-off, leaving the earth's atmosphere, going into orbit, re-entering the earth's atmosphere, splashdown/touchdown
places and things in space: planet, moon, star, sun, satellite, solar system, constellation, galaxy, universe, the cosmos, black hole, quasar, comet, meteor, asteroid
the study of space: astronomy
See also: UFO, NASA, science fiction