space

Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.; The distance between objects.countableuncountable

• But neere him, thy Angell / Becomes a feare: as being o're-powr'd, therefore / Make ſpace enough betweene you.

Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.; A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).countableuncountable

• O God, I could be bounded in a nutſhell, and / count my ſelfe a King of infinite ſpace; were it not that / I haue bad dreames.
• They also wanted a larger garden and more space for home working.

Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.; A physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.countableuncountable

• Space is the Phantasme of a Thing existing without the Mind simply.
• These are not questions which can be decided by reference to our space intuitions, for our intuitions are confined to Euclidean space, and even there are insufficient, approximative.

Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.; The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.countableuncountable

• the first man in space

Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.; The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.countableuncountable

• Around the time of my parents' divorce, I learned that reading could also give me space.
• "I care about you Billy, whether you believe it or not; but right now I need my space."

Of time.; Free time; leisure, opportunity.archaiccountableuncountable

• Come on, thou are granted ſpace.
• In two days hence / The Judge of life and death aſcends his ſeat. / —This will afford him ſpace to reach the camp[…].

Of time.; A specific (specified) period of time.countableuncountable

• I pray you, sirs, to take some cheers the while I go for a moment's space to my poor afflicted child.
• The match was lost, though, in the space of just twenty minutes or so.

Of time.; An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.countableuncountable

• Even Comrade Butt cast off his gloom for a space and immersed his whole being in scrambled eggs.

A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise.; A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries; (architecture) such a space inside or outside a building, often with a specified use.countableuncountable

• exhibition space; public space; the space is light-filled

A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise.; A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.countableuncountable

• The note next above Sol is La; La, therefore, stands in the 2nd space; Si, on the 3rd line, &c.
• The lines and spaces of the staff are named according to the first seven letters of the alphabet, that is, A B C D E F G.

To roam, walk, wander.intransitiveobsolete

• But she as Fayes are wont, in priuie place / Did spend her dayes, and lov'd in forests wyld to space.

To set some distance apart.transitive

• Faye had spaced the pots at 8-inch intervals on the windowsill.
• The cities are evenly spaced.

To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.

• This paragraph seems badly spaced.

To space out (become distracted, lose focus).

• My sprout, like I'm totally spaced over you and besides I like older women (arh-arh). I love you...

To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.transitive

• The captain spaced the traitors.

To travel into and through outer space.intransitive

• He well remembered, when he was a junior officer, how the sight of a well dressed, impeccably neat commanding officer, no matter how long they had been spacing, maintained the enthusiasm, confidence and morale of the officers and men.