space /speɪs/
1. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"
2. 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"
synset: space
3. an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"
synset: space
4. 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"
synset: outer_space, space
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. the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
7. a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
synset: space, blank_space, place
8. one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"
synset: space
9. (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
1. place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates"
synset: space
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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