to space
- verb
- /speɪs/
- So we can so we can space out the moments appropriately.
- closely spaced
- evenly spaced
- spaced apart
Examples
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And then we're going to space our super bells in between.
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So I went like this and space that one out, space that one out.
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So we're going to space them apart like this.
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So we're going to space them apart like this.
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Let me space this out a little bit.
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Have your students record an audio track that properly spaces out the directions they have written.
Academic text (2012) -
Everyone forms a loosely spaced line and begins walking slowly south, eyes to the ground.
Academic text (2008) -
In short, research suggests that frequent, properly spaced, cumulative tests will improve student achievement and motivation.
Academic text (1993) -
By combining the information from several parallel slices spaced 8 mm apart, a three-dimensional model was created.
Academic text (1994) -
For the garden, make sure to space the flowers at least a foot apart to allow for growth.
Synonyms
To put things in different places among other things
Arrange things so they are spaced out in place or time
Antonyms
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Compounds
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A large place built in space where people live and work for science
The area beyond Earth's air where there is almost no air and you find stars and planets
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A reusable vehicle with wings that carries people and cargo to space and returns to Earth
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A low narrow space under the main floor of a building that people use to reach pipes and wires
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A four-dimensional framework that joins space and time where events happen
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A machine sent into space without people to study planets and send information back
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A small spacecraft that carries people in space and returns to Earth
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A machine built to travel in outer space, like a spacecraft or satellite
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The space between stars that contains gas, dust, and small particles
- Literature
Science fiction stories with big adventures and drama set in outer space between fighting empires
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A protective head covering astronauts wear to breathe and stay safe in space
A United States government agency that runs the country's space program and studies air and space
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A space where each axis shows one thing that can change to describe a system's state
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The thin space between the two layers around the lungs that holds a little fluid
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Space that exists by itself and stays the same no matter what is in it
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A space with flat geometry and a fixed number of dimensions, like a flat plane or room
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A mathematical space, often with infinitely many dimensions, where you measure distance and define right angles like in geometry
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A spacecraft in orbit where people live and do science experiments
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The space around the brain and spinal cord that holds the clear fluid that cushions them
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A space with no air movement between layers that helps keep heat in or out
A former part of the United States Air Force that managed military space and missile operations
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A way of showing data using a few important numbers to study or compare it
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A group of points that follows simple rules used in geometry and other math
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A set of points with a rule that gives a distance between any two points like on a map
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A space between the two layers around the heart that holds fluid to let the heart move smoothly
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A part of the hard drive used as extra memory when computer memory is full
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A set of points with a rule that says which groups of points are open
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Study of how outer space affects living things and search for life elsewhere
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A three-dimensional pattern of points showing where tiny particles like atoms sit in a crystal
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Physical laws do not change when left and right are swapped
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
Space as a verb comes from the noun space and the Latin spatium, meaning 'room' or 'interval'; to 'space' things is to leave room or regular gaps between them. So to space chairs or events is to put a clear gap or room between each one.