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Definition space in British English

space noun

noun
/speɪs/

▪ create, fill, find, leave, make, take up

1

an empty or available area

Example

We replaced the bath with a shower to create more space.

Example

Every space on the walls is covered with pictures.

Example

Their voices sounded loud in the confined space.

Example

The nursery has space for 48 children.

Synonyms and related words
emptiness space void
1.1

an area of land where there are no buildings

Example

What we really need is more green spaces in cities.

Example

policies to protect, enhance, and create open space

Synonyms and related words
acreage belt border
1.2

the area that is available on a computer for storing information

Example

These applications don't take up huge amounts of hard disk space.

Synonyms and related words
blu-ray boot disk buffer
1.3

an area that exists in a particular part of a building

Example

a two-storey building with 3,000 square metres of floor space

Example

In summer the roof space is very hot.

Synonyms and related words
addition alcove balcony
2

an empty area between things

Example

Leave a space of about two feet.

Example

You can grow seeds in the spaces between the plants.

Synonyms and related words
accommodation air pocket break
Example

a parking space

Example

I only have a small working space.

Synonyms and related words
accommodation air pocket break
4

the whole of the universe outside the Earth's atmosphere

Example

man's ventures into space

Example

a space mission

Example

The crew have been living in space for over three months.

Synonyms and related words
the multiverse space the universe
5

the area in which everything exists

Example

The idea that space and time were curved was still controversial.

Example

the changing positions of objects in three-dimensional space

Synonyms and related words
accommodation air pocket break
6

an empty area that you leave between words, lines, or paragraphs

Example

Leave one line space between the paragraphs.

Synonyms and related words
ampersand apostrophe bad break
6.1

a place on a form where you write something

Example

Write your name and address in the spaces below.

Synonyms and related words
amendment annexe a purple passage
6.2

the width of one letter of the alphabet when you are typing

Example

Move the cursor two spaces to the right.

Synonyms and related words
bold bold capitalise
7

the amount of space that is available for publishing something such as an article or advertisement

Example

Newspapers also make money from selling advertising space.

Synonyms and related words
advice column agony column announcement
8

time and freedom to do things how and when you want, especially in your relationships with other people

Example

The children were given little personal space or privacy.

Synonyms and related words
autarky freedom independence
9

a period of time

Example

It was an amazing achievement in such a short space of time.

Example

In the space of 36 hours, I had travelled halfway round the world.

Definition space in British English

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