ADJ
- large, vast, wide
- She left a large space empty at the bottom of the page. He liked the wide open spaces of the Australian countryside
- adequate, ample, enough, sufficient
- The new flat has ample living space
- limited, small, tiny
- narrow
- the narrow space between the sofa and the wall
- open
- confined, enclosed
- Avoid using the cleaner in a confined space
- awkward
- This chisel is useful for getting into awkward spaces
- available, free, vacant
- The exhibition takes up most of the available space in the gallery. looking for a free parking space
- blank, empty, white
- Fill in the blank spaces in the table. The page layout included plenty of white space
- living
- storage
- floor, roof, shelf, wall, etc.
- office
- parking
- personal
- She moved out of the house because she wanted her own personal space
- private
- public
- green
- The inner residential areas don't have many green spaces
- air
- The plane strayed into French air space
- disk
- advertising
- The magazine is struggling to fill all its advertising space
- exhibition, gallery
VERB + SPACE
- make use of, take up, use
- The potted plants take up too much space
- create, make
- They moved the sofa to make space for the piano
- waste
- save
- clear
- We'd better clear a space for the new computer
- fill (in)
- jostle for
- A motley collection of ornaments jostled for space on the crowded shelf
- stare into
- She sat there motionless, staring into space
PREP
- ~ between
- the space between the bookshelves
PHRASES
- be/run short of space
- I'm running short of disk space
- time and space
- The writer lacked the time and space to develop his idea fully
SPACE + NOUN
- exploration, programme, research, science
- flight, travel
- capsule, probe, rocket, ship (also spaceship), shuttle, station
PREP
- in ~
- the first man in space
ADJ
- long
- brief, short
- 2-second, 10-minute, etc.
- The recording includes a 5-second space between tracks
- breathing
- The extension of the deadline gives us a breathing space
PREP
- for the ~ of
- The job holder will be on probation for the space of six months
- in/within the ~ of
- He fell asleep in the space of a few minutes
- ~ of
- She returned to top-class tennis after a space of two years
PHRASES
- a space of time
- They have achieved a great deal in a short space of time