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• floor/office/shelf, etc. space
• we must make good use of the available space.
• that desk takes up too much space.
• there is very little storage space in the department.

space

1. an amount of an area or of a place that is empty or that is available for use
• synonym room
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/room_1
• floor/office/shelf, etc. space
• We must make good use of the available space.
• That desk takes up too much space.
• There is very little storage space in the department.
• Can we make space for an extra chair?
• How much disk space will it take up? (= on a computer)
2. an area or a place that is empty
• a large/small/narrow/wide space
• a space two metres by three metres
• a parking space
• crowded together in a confined space
• I'll clear a space for your books.
• Put it in the space between the table and the wall.
3. the quality of being large and empty, allowing you to move freely
• synonym spaciousness
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/spaciousness
• The room has been furnished and decorated to give a feeling of space.
4. a large area of land that has no buildings on it
• the wide open spaces of the Canadian prairies
• It's a city with fine buildings and plenty of open space.
• agricultural land
• building lots
• a parking lot
• The kids were playing on waste ground near the school.
• the site of an ancient burial ground
• The city has plenty of open space.
• the wide open spaces of the Canadian prairies
• She bought a small plot of land to build a house.
• a vegetable plot
5. a place, especially a room or a building, that can be used for a particular purpose
• see also safe space
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/safe-space
• The venue is a great space for music.
• various gallery and exhibition spaces
6. the area outside the earth’s atmosphere where all the other planets and stars are
• the first woman in space
• the possibility of visitors from outer space
• the US space programme
• a space flight/mission
7. a period of time
• Forty-four people died in the space of five days.
• They had achieved a lot in a short space of time.
• Leave a space of two weeks between appointments.
8. the part of a line, page or document that is empty
• Don't waste space by leaving a wide margin.
• There was not enough space to print all the letters we received.
• Leave a space after the comma.
9. the freedom and the time to think or do what you want to
• see also breathing space
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/breathing-space
• She was upset and needed space.
• You have to give teenagers plenty of space.
10. the whole area in which all things exist and move
• It is quite possible that space and time are finite.
11. to be feeling positive, sad, worried, etc. about something; to be in a good, bad, worrying state
• I'm happy now. I'm in a good place.
• The economy is in a better place than it was a year ago.
• He was in a bad place, mentally and emotionally.
• She was in a dark place after her mother's death.
12. to look straight in front of you without looking at a particular thing, usually because you are thinking about something
• He sat staring into space, like a man in a trance.
13. a person who is useless or no good at anything
14. used in orders, to tell somebody to wait for more news about something to be announced
• I can't tell you any more right now, but watch this space.

Extra Examples

• Avoid using the cleaner in a confined space.
• Fill in the blank spaces in the table.
• He fell asleep in the space of a few minutes.
• He liked the wide open spaces of the Australian countryside.
• He was sharing office space with a lawyer.
• I was looking for a free parking space.
• I’m running short of disk space.
• She left a large space empty at the bottom of the page.
• She moved out of the house because she wanted her own personal space.
• She returned to top-class tennis after a space of two years.
• She sat there motionless, staring into space.
• The exhibition takes up most of the available space in the gallery.
• The extension of the deadline gives us a breathing space.
• The inner residential areas don’t have many green spaces.
• The job holder will be on probation for the space of six months.
• The magazine is struggling to fill all its advertising space.
• The new flat has ample living space.
• The page layout included plenty of white space.
• The plane strayed into French air space.
• The potted plants take up too much space.
• The recording includes a 5-second space between tracks.
• The writer lacked the time and space to develop his idea fully.
• They have achieved a great deal in a short space of time.
• They intend to begin manned space missions next year.
• They moved the sofa to make space for the piano.
• This chisel is useful for getting into awkward spaces.
• We’d better clear a space for the new computer.
• You are a pathetic waste of space!
• a large amount of space
• the crawl space under my house
• the fabric of space and time
• the first man in space
• the narrow space between the sofa and the wall
• the space between the bookshelves
• these wonderful pictures from the edge of space
• After the disaster, manned space flights were suspended for over two years.
• Could you make space for another person?
• I’ll clear a space for your books.
• Is there enough space for a table in here?
• Leave a space between your car and the next.
• Light, bright colours help give a feeling of space.
• That desk takes up too much space.
• The city has fine buildings and plenty of open space.
• The company plays a major role in the European space programme.
• There’s plenty of space in the new offices.
• There’s very little storage space in the department.
• To create more space in your home, get rid of all that clutter.
• Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space.
• We must make the best use of the available space.
• You’ll need a room with sufficient space for you to move around in.
• a parking space
• office/floor/shelf/disk space

Word Origin

• Middle English: shortening of Old French espace, from Latin spatium. Current verb senses date from the late 17th cent.