From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
space n 1: the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" [syn: space, infinite] 2: 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" 3: an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space" 4: 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" [syn: outer space, space] 5: a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet" [syn: space, blank] 6: the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" [syn: distance, space] 7: a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn: space, blank space, place] 8: one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E" 9: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences [syn: quad, space] v 1: place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates"