space

noun

ˈspās How to pronounce space (audio)
Definition of spacenext
1
as in room
an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing how much space will you need for the art project?

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Relevance
2
as in while
an indefinite but usually short period of time in the space of a few minutes the room had filled up

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3
as in gap
an incomplete or deficient area the cancellation created a huge space in the dentist's schedule for that day

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4
as in slack
an allowable margin of freedom or variation the children should be given some space to express themselves in their schoolwork

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of space The home, built in 1948, has an interior space of 1,293 square feet. — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Venus will use the fresh capital to move the technology from flight testing toward full-rate manufacturing for defense and space customers. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 Beloberk said the buyers also had practical uses in mind for the acreage and outbuildings, being drawn to the extra garage space to keep classic vehicles there, and enough land to potentially have cattle on the property. — David Caraccio updated July 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 Julia Gomez is a Trending reporter for USA TODAY and covers space phenomena, scientific studies and natural disasters. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for space
Recent Examples of Synonyms for space
  1. room
  2. while
  3. gap
  4. slack
  5. bit
  6. void
  7. leeway
  8. span
Noun
  • While working on the Venezuela rescue mission, Short and the other team members were recently firing up a smoker for burgers and roasted potatoes in the kitchen a floor below their conference room.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The ruins of Dungeness, a 59-room, 37,000-square-foot estate house dating to the mid-1880s, once owned by Thomas Carnegie, brother and business partner of Pittsburgh steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
    — Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of room
Noun
  • Warren, 44, was staying at a Holiday Inn in Middletown — a suburb in the Cincinnati metropolitan area — near Interstate 75 while on a business trip, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release on July 6.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Rather than pack up their base camp at Sporting Kansas City’s Compass Minerals National Performance Center, Argentina will stick around for a while longer and play another match in KC.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of while
Noun
  • That gap means people who don’t have consistent access to healthy food also aren’t getting help.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • The report also estimates that of the 75 million global garment and textile workers, 75 percent of that workforce are women facing a 41 percent wage gap versus the adequate standard of living, as of 2025.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Definition of gap
Noun
  • How about a nice pair of casual slacks to wear while tending to your flowerbeds?
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • Wayne’s World fans know that SNL is where Myers’ iconic slack-rocker persona was first created.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 July 2026
Definition of slack
Noun
  • This pacing problem extends to subplots like the Henry-in-a-coma bit.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Scientists pointed out that the abrasion bit the rover used to expose the rocks was sterilized before launch and has cut into other rocks across Jezero without ever producing a G-band this strong.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
Definition of bit
Noun
  • One minute you could be booked and busy, the next, a major client leaves, and you’re left scrambling to bring in new leads to fill the void.
    — Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • On June 30, Williams and Meir ventured into the void to replace a wrist joint on the space station's Canadarm2 robotic arm that had been malfunctioning.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of void
Noun
  • The two-run lead gave Cubs starter Javier Assad some leeway after a sluggish second inning.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The law does give HOAs some leeway to determine how the flag is displayed.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of leeway
Noun
  • Within the span of a month, New York City has won a historic NBA Championship, hosted the wedding of the era for Taylor Swift, and now rap titan Jay-Z will deliver three massive shows in his hometown.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Three tries in a seven-minute span, including two when Australian fullback Tom Wright was on the sidelines for a yellow card, swung momentum fully in favor of the back-to-back Six Nations champions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of span

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