SPACE
What does "SPACE" mean?
The boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have position.
Meanings
- The continuous expanse in which all matter exists; the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere. The telescope peered deep into space for faint light.
- An empty or available area; room. There wasn't enough space in the car for one more bag.
- A gap or interval, such as between printed characters. Leave a space between each word.
- Freedom or time to think or be alone. She asked for some space after the argument. informal
- To arrange things with gaps between them. Space the seedlings ten centimetres apart.
Did you know?
- There is a fairly precise border to outer space: the Karman line, drawn at about 100 kilometres up, where the air gets so thin that a wing can no longer generate lift and you would need orbital speed to stay aloft.
Word origin
From Latin 'spatium' meaning extent, room, or interval, into Old French 'espace', then Middle English; the same root underlies 'spacious' and 'expatiate'.
Remember it
SPACE = 'S-PACE': you measure space by the pace it takes to cross it.
A little poem
Between two heartbeats,
and between two distant suns-
the same word holds both.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told the astronaut I needed my space, and he replied that he understood completely: he'd spent six months getting his.
What it teaches
The gap between two things is as real as the things themselves.
Quick facts
What does SPACE mean?
The boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have position.
Is SPACE a valid word?
Yes — SPACE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SPACE?
SPACE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SPACE come from?
From Latin 'spatium' meaning extent, room, or interval, into Old French 'espace', then Middle English; the same root underlies 'spacious' and 'expatiate'.
What can SPACE teach us?
The gap between two things is as real as the things themselves.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.