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space - 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" |
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amorphous shape an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
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location a point or extent in space
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compartment a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
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crenel,
crenelle a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
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pleural space the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura
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subarachnoid space a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid
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natural enclosure,
enclosure the act of enclosing something inside something else
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expanse a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
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gap,
opening a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
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swath a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
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angle a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
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vacancy,
void,
emptiness,
vacuum being unoccupied
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hole an opening deliberately made in or through something
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enclosed space,
cavity (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
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pocket a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
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space - an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space" |
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country,
area the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
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air space,
airspace the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction; "the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace"
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crawl space,
crawlspace low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
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disc space,
disk space (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk
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flies (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
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paint,
key a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
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no-parking zone a space where automobiles are not allowed to park
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parking space,
parking zone a space where an automobile can be parked
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separation the act of dividing or disconnecting
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seat,
place any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
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terreplein level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
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workspace space allocated for your work (as in an office)
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space - the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" |
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attribute an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
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location a point or extent in space
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absolute space physical space independent of what occupies it
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phase space (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance; "a multidimensional phase space"
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mathematical space,
topological space (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional"
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outer space,
space 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"
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aerospace the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
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space - a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" |
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surface area,
expanse,
area a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
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form a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
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margin an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory"
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indention,
indent,
indentation,
indenture an order for goods to be exported or imported
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space - one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E" |
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surface area,
expanse,
area a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
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musical notation (music) notation used by musicians
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stave,
staff one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
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space - a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet" |
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blank |
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grapheme,
graphic symbol,
character (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
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space - place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates" |
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position,
lay,
pose,
put,
place,
set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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