space
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,203 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,189 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located also: infinite they tested his ability to locate objects in spacethe boundless regions of the infinite
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things) the architect left space in front of the buildingthey stopped at an open space in the jungle
- an area reserved for some particular purpose the laboratory's floor space
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere also: outer space the astronauts walked in outer space without a tetherthe first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing also: blank he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet
- the interval between two times also: distance the distance from birth to deathit all happened in the space of 10 minutes
space in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Cardigan scuffed with his foot a clear space in the brown litter.
The Valley of the Giants · Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne · Chapter 1
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As they moved to the centre of the open space Graham indicated Bobby's evening clothes.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Like him, she would shake her clinched fists in the vacant space; exclaiming, “Coward, tyrant, assassin!”
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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You, and the minor New-York papers, expect to devote most of your space to this wonderful undertaking.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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When the youth had overtaken them, he saw that there was a clear spring in the middle of the space.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1