WordNet

Princeton WordNet is a lexical database consisting of synonym sets (synset). Each synset has

  • id
  • part-of-speech (noun, verb or adjective)
  • definition
  • example(s) of use

The word “space” belongs to the following synsets.

  • 00028950-n the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; “they tested his ability to locate objects in space”
  • 13933399-n 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”
  • 08670545-n an area reserved for some particular purpose; “the laboratory’s floor space”
  • 08517454-n [astrology] 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”
  • 06852240-n [linguistics, publishing] a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; “he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet”
  • 15197259-n [time period] the interval between two times; “it all happened in the space of 10 minutes”
  • 06401196-n _a blank area; “write your name in the space provided”
  • 06875252-n [music] one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; “the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E”
  • 04037131-n [publishing] a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
  • 01992094-v place at intervals; “Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates”
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