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Word: Space

Part of Speech: Noun (and also a verb)

Basic Definition:

1. Noun: "Space" refers to an area or a distance that is empty or available, either physically (like a room) or conceptually (like time).
2. Verb: To "space" something means to place it at certain intervals.

Usage Instructions:

• As a noun, "space" is used to describe areas that are open or free (like a room or a gap).
• As a verb, you would use "space" when talking about organizing things with gaps in between them.

Examples:

• Noun: "Please write your name in the space provided on the form." (This means there is an empty area for you to write your name.)
• Noun: "The astronauts walked in outer space." (This refers to the area outside of Earth’s atmosphere.)
• Verb: "We need to space the chairs evenly around the table." (This means to place the chairs with equal distance between them.)

Advanced Usage:

• In mathematics or physics, "space" can refer to a set of points or a continuous area where objects exist.
• In music, "space" can refer to the distance between notes or measures on a staff.

Word Variants:

• Spacious (adjective): Describes a place that has a lot of space (e.g., "The room is spacious and comfortable.").
• Spacing (noun): The act of creating space or gaps between things (e.g., "The spacing between the lines is important for readability.").

Different Meanings:

1. Physical Area: Refers to a physical location, like "There is not enough space in the car."
2. Outer Space: Refers to the vast area beyond Earth's atmosphere, as in "The stars are located in outer space."
3. Time Interval: Refers to the time between events, as in "It all happened in the space of 10 minutes."

Synonyms:

• Area
• Room
• Gap
• Interval
• Expanse
• Void

Idioms:

• "Make space for": To create room for something new (e.g., "We need to make space for the new furniture.").
• "Give someone space": Allow someone to have time alone (e.g., "She needs some space to think about her decision.").

Phrasal Verb:

• "Space out": To become less focused or to lose concentration (e.g., "I spaced out during the lecture.").

Summary:

"Space" is a versatile word that can refer to physical areas, intervals of time, or even the infinite universe.

Academic

Noun

1. (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
2. one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
   • the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E
3. a blank area
   • write your name in the space provided
4. the interval between two times
   • the distance from birth to death
   • it all happened in the space of 10 minutes
5. a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
   • he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet
6. 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
7. an area reserved for some particular purpose
   • the laboratory's floor space
8. 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
9. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
   • they tested his ability to locate objects in space
   • the boundless regions of the infinite

Verb

1. place at intervals
   • Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates

Synonyms

• quad
• blank space
• place
• distance
• blank
• outer space
• infinite