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- pronunciation:
- speIs
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Space is the area that contains the planet Earth as well as all the other planets and stars. Everything in the universe is in space.
Earth is just one planet in space. There are many other planets, and many other stars besides our sun.Space is so large that it's even difficult to imagine it.- synonyms:
- universe
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| definition 2: |
Space is everything outside of our Earth. Space is the area that contains all the stars, all the planets, our sun, and our moon. For this meaning of "space," we often use the word "outer space."
Humans began to travel into space during the 1960s. Astronauts first landed on the moon in 1969.
- synonyms:
- outer space
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| definition 3: |
Space is emptiness, or a particular empty place. If you have some space for your basketball in your closet, then it can easily fit into the closet. If there a space for a big plant in your room, then there is a particular empty area or place where the plant can go in your room. A space is sometimes an empty place where something used to be.
There is plenty of space in the living room for the new couch.Alex's dog found a space in the closet where she could hide during the storm.Lauren has a space in her mouth where a tooth came out.- synonyms:
- opening, room
- similar words:
- gap
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| definition 4: |
A space is a special area where a certain type of thing is supposed to go.
Devon was late for his dentist appointment because his dad couldn't find a space to park the car.There is a space on my report card for my mom or dad to sign their name.- synonyms:
- blank, place, spot
- similar words:
- position
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| definition 5: |
A space is a period of time.
Marissa's mom got two phone calls in the space of five minutes.- synonyms:
- period, stretch
- similar words:
- room
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| definition 6: |
A space is the small empty place between printed words.
In typing English, we put spaces between words in a sentence, but in some languages, like Chinese and Japanese, they don't use spaces between printed words. |
| related words: |
capacity, interval, way, year |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
spaces, spacing, spaced |
| definition: |
When you space chairs around a table, you arrange the chairs with a certain amount of space between them.
The paintings were spaced very close together on the wall.Conner spaced the balls of cookie dough two inches apart on the baking sheet.- similar words:
- arrange, distribute, line up, order, organize, place, range, rank, set
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| related words: |
position, separate |
| derivation: |
spacer (n.) |
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similar to space |
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heavens, outer space |
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some actions associated with things in space |
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burn, erupt, escape, expand, explode, jet, orbit, reflect, revolve, rotate, spin |
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some broader categories that include space |
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science, universe |
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some constellations and stars in space |
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sun, Zodiac |
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some descriptions associated with space |
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cold, empty, expanding, heavenly, lunar, solar, vast |
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some elements of space space |
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asteroids, comets, dust, galaxies, gas, meteors, milky way, moons, satellites, solar system, stars |
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some people associated with space |
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alien, astronaut |
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some places associated with space |
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planetarium |
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some planets in space |
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earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Moon, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, Uranus, Venus |
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some things conventionally associated with space |
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astrology, constellation, Milky Way, moon, rocket, satellite, satellites, solar system, spacecraft, telescope, vacuum, zodiac |
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study of space |
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astronomy |
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