{
    "term": "space",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the area outside the earth’s atmosphere where all the other planets and stars are",
            "sensetop": "in space",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space.",
                    "contextForm": "in space"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the possibility of visitors from **outer space**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**space exploration/travel**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **space flight/mission**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the US **space program**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She talked about the incredible experience of being in space, looking down on the Earth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the film's famous tagline 'In space no one can hear you scream'"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We oppose the expensive and dangerous idea of putting weapons in space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That was the year China sent its first astronaut into space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The idea of painting rooftops white is to cool the planet's surface by reflecting sunlight back into space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "these wonderful pictures from the edge of space"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Scientists are looking into the mysteries of deep space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The orbital velocity of earth through space is about 19 miles per second."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wrote about the early years of human space exploration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "technology that made space travel possible"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They intend to begin manned space missions next year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 15 years, he predicts, space tourism will be a multibillion-dollar business."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After the disaster, manned space flights were suspended for over two years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company plays a major role in the European space programme."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Space"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deep", "outer"],
                "verb + space": ["go into"],
                "space + noun": ["exploration", "programme/​program", "research"],
                "preposition": ["in space"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the depths of space",
                    "the edge of space",
                    "space and time"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an area or a place that is empty",
            "sensetop": "in/into a spacespace between A and Bspace for something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **empty space**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a large/small/narrow/wide space"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a space two metres by three metres"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He reversed out of the **parking space**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were crowded together in a confined space.",
                    "contextForm": "in/into a space"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They cram hundreds of animals into a tiny space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Put it in the space between the table and the wall.",
                    "contextForm": "space between A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll clear a space for your books.",
                    "contextForm": "space for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sculpture **occupies a space** in the centre of the campus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Avoid spraying the product in a confined space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's an empty space where the painting used to hang."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He parked in a reserved space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Save me a space on the sofa!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They arranged the furniture to leave a big open space in the centre of the room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The building was designed to fill a space left empty after World War II bombing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was looking for a free parking space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This chisel is useful for getting into awkward spaces."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'd better clear a space for the new computer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the crawl space under my house"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We keep a lot of stuff in the loft space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the narrow space between the sofa and the wall"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the space between the bookshelves"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Leave a space between your car and the next."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "vast", "wide-open"],
                "… of space": ["amount"],
                "verb + space": ["fill", "occupy", "make use of"],
                "preposition": ["space between"],
                "phrases": ["be short of space", "run short of space", "time and space"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an amount of an area or of a place that is empty or that is available for use",
            "sensetop": "space for something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We have 50  000 square metres of **floor space**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Different brands compete for **shelf space**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Houses were built close together with almost no **empty space** between them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We must make good use of the available space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That desk **takes up** too much **space**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Traffic tends to expand to **fill the space** available."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is very little **storage space** in the department."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Arrive early because space is limited."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This **creates space** for a bigger table.",
                    "contextForm": "space for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can we make space for one more person?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "disk/memory space *(= on a computer or device)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm running short of disk space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The app displays faster and takes less memory space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Clean up your disk to stop unused files from taking up space on your computer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You don't have enough free space on your device for the download."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition takes up most of the available space in the gallery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nearly half the display space is devoted to electronics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Supermarkets have started allocating more space to organic products."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new flat has ample living space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You want to avoid your home office encroaching into your living space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house has a lot of roof space which is useful for storage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The potted plants take up too much space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They created space for lorries to turn at the end."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll create more space for the kids to play."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bed folds up in the day to save space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Save shelf space by clever use of storage containers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I saved you some space on the sofa."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Remember to leave space for coats and shoes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They moved the sofa to make space for the piano."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a large amount of space"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is there enough space for a table in here?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's plenty of space in the new offices."
                },
                {
                    "text": "To create more space in your home, get rid of all that clutter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll need a room with sufficient space for you to move around in."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "room",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "vast", "wide-open"],
                "… of space": ["amount"],
                "verb + space": ["fill", "occupy", "make use of"],
                "preposition": ["space between"],
                "phrases": ["be short of space", "run short of space", "time and space"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a place, especially a room or a building, that can be used for a particular purpose",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The venue is a great space for music."
                },
                {
                    "text": "various gallery and exhibition spaces"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to rent/lease (a) space"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was sharing **office space** with a lawyer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The business began to **occupy** more **space**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As well as office and retail space, the three-storey building includes exhibit and event spaces."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company grew and had to rent more office space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They decided to rent gallery space in Rockport, Mass."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The store also rents space to a pharmacy and optician."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A game developer leases space in the office building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Residents on the first two floors share space with support services and a conference room."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the quality of being large and empty, allowing you to move freely",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The room has been furnished and decorated to give a feeling of space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're enjoying the space here after living in a small flat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Those of us who call Alice Springs home love the space and the quality of life here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Light, bright colours help give a feeling of space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The open plan creates a sense of space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Softer lighting and wall mirrors will give an impression of space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a marvellous sense of space in this domed hall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a tremendous impression of space both inside and outside the school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I love high ceilings because I love space."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a large area of land that has no buildings on it",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **wide open spaces** of the Canadian prairies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "protection for our parks and other **green spaces**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a city with fine buildings and plenty of **open space**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Green space** is important in the urban environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The inner residential areas don't have many green spaces."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He liked the wide open spaces of the Australian countryside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The animals enjoy wide open spaces and eat natural foods."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The land will be kept as open space for future generations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They want to return the land to active farming, rather than keep it as lawn or open space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A house may sell better if it is close to green space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The business park will incorporate green spaces and open areas."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The job of the soldiers at this outpost is to patrol a space of land stretching almost as far as the eye can see."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are views over the vast space of Salisbury Plain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the vast spaces of the Australian outback"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "vast", "wide-open"],
                "… of space": ["amount"],
                "verb + space": ["fill", "occupy", "make use of"],
                "preposition": ["space between"],
                "phrases": ["be short of space", "run short of space", "time and space"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a period of time",
            "sensetop": "in the space of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Leave a space of two weeks between appointments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Forty-four people died in the space of five days.",
                    "contextForm": "in the space of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had achieved a lot **in a short space of time**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The job holder will be on probation for the space of six months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He fell asleep in the space of a few minutes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have achieved a great deal in a short space of time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The recording includes a 5-second space between tracks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She returned to top-class tennis after a space of two years."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "brief", "short"],
                "preposition": [
                    "for the space of",
                    "in the space of",
                    "within the space of"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a space of time"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "the part of a line, page or document that is empty",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't waste space by leaving a wide margin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was not enough space to print all the letters we received."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Leave a space** after the comma."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fill in the blank spaces in the table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left a large space empty at the bottom of the page."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The magazine is struggling to fill all its advertising space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The page layout included plenty of white space."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "the freedom and the time to think or do what you want to",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was upset and **needed space**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have to **give** teenagers plenty of **space**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The writer lacked the time and space to develop his idea fully."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She moved out of the house because she wanted her own personal space."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "brief", "short"],
                "preposition": [
                    "for the space of",
                    "in the space of",
                    "within the space of"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a space of time"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "the whole area in which all things exist and move",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It is quite possible that space and time are finite."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the fabric of space and time"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Space"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deep", "outer"],
                "verb + space": ["go into"],
                "space + noun": ["exploration", "programme/​program", "research"],
                "preposition": ["in space"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the depths of space",
                    "the edge of space",
                    "space and time"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "an area of business in which a person or an organization operates",
            "labels": "(informal, business)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His investments have focused on the healthcare space."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Right now, the team is primarily at work on products within the mobile space."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be feeling happy, sad, worried, etc. about something; to be in a good, bad, unhappy, etc. state",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm happy now. I'm in a good place."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Me and Ed are in a good space right now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The economy is in a better place than it was a year ago."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was in a bad place, mentally and emotionally."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was in a dark place after her mother's death."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to look straight in front of you without looking at a particular thing, usually because you are thinking about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He sat staring into space, like a man in a trance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sat there motionless, staring into space."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who is not useful or good at anything",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You are a pathetic waste of space!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used in orders, to tell somebody to wait for more news about something to be announced",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I can't tell you any more right now, but watch this space."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/speɪs/",
                "audio": "sp/space/space__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/speɪs/",
                "audio": "sp/space/space__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: shortening of Old French espace, from Latin spatium. Current verb senses date from the late 17th cent."
}