- space
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 empty areaADJECTIVE▪ large, vast, wide-open▪
She left a large space empty at the bottom of the page.
▪He loved the wide-open spaces of Australia.
▪ adequate, ample, enough, sufficient▪The new house has ample living space.
▪ limited, little, small, tiny▪ narrow▪the narrow space between the sofa and the wall
▪ open▪ confined, enclosed▪Avoid using the cleaner in a confined space.
▪ available, free, vacant▪The exhibition takes up most of the available space in the gallery.
▪I was looking for a free parking space.
▪ blank, empty, white▪Fill in the blank spaces in the table.
▪The page layout included plenty of white space.
▪ storage▪ floor, roof, shelf, wall, etc.▪ crawl (AmE)▪the crawl space under my house
▪ living▪ office, work (usually workspace)▪an open-plan workspace
▪ interior▪ parking▪ personal, private▪She moved out of the house because she wanted her own personal space.
▪ physical▪ sacred▪ public, social▪ green▪The inner residential areas don't have many green spaces.
▪ urban▪ air (usually airspace)▪The plane strayed into French airspace.
▪ disk▪ ad (informal), advertising▪The magazine is struggling to fill all its advertising space.
▪ commercial, retail▪ exhibition, gallery… OF SPACE▪ amount▪a large amount of space
VERB + SPACE▪ fill, occupy▪ make use of, take up, use▪The potted plants take up too much space.
▪ share▪He was sharing office space with a lawyer.
▪ create, make, provide▪They moved the sofa to make space for the piano.
▪ waste▪ save▪ clear▪We'd better clear a space for the new computer.
▪ fill, fill in▪ compete for, fight for, jostle for▪A motley collection of ornaments jostled for space on the crowded shelf.
▪ stare into, stare off into▪She sat there motionless, staring into space.
PREPOSITION▪ space between▪the space between the bookshelves
PHRASES▪ be short of space, run short of space▪I'm running short of disk space.
▪ time and space▪The writer lacked the time and space to develop his idea fully.
▪ a waste of space (often figurative)▪You are a pathetic waste of space!
2 vast area containing planets, stars, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ deep▪ outerVERB + SPACE▪ go intoSPACE + NOUN▪ exploration, programme/program, research, science▪ flight, tourism, travel▪ agency▪ mission▪They intend to begin manned space missions next year.
▪ capsule, probe, rocket, ship (usually spaceship), shuttle, stationPREPOSITION▪ in space▪the first man in space
PHRASES▪ the depths of space, the edge of space▪these wonderful pictures from the edge of space
▪ space and time▪the fabric of space and time
▪ the vacuum of space▪ the vastness of space3 period of timeADJECTIVE▪ long▪ brief, short▪ two-second, ten-minute, etc.▪The recording includes a five-second space between tracks.
▪ breathing (figurative)▪The extension of the deadline gives us a breathing space.
PREPOSITION▪ for the space of▪The job holder will be on probation for the space of six months.
▪ in the space of, within the space of▪He fell asleep in the space of a few minutes.
▪ space of▪She returned to top-class tennis after a space of two years.
PHRASES▪ a space of time▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}They have achieved a great deal in a short space of time.
verbADVERB▪ at intervals, equally, evenly, regularly▪The nails should be spaced at regular intervals.
▪Make sure the posts are spaced evenly apart.
▪ irregularly▪ closely▪ well, widely▪ apart, out▪The fruits should be well spaced out so that they are not touching each other.
PREPOSITION▪ along
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
