Anonymous ID: b013bc June 24, 2020, 9:48 p.m. No.9739235   🗄️.is 🔗kun

space noun, often attributive

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\ ˈspās \

Definition of space (Entry 1 of 2)

1: a period of time

also : its duration

2a: a limited extent in one, two, or three dimensions : DISTANCE, AREA, VOLUME

b: an extent set apart or available

parking space

floor space

c: the distance from other people or things that a person needs in order to remain comfortable

invading my personal space

3: one of the degrees between or above or below the lines of a musical staff

— compare LINE

4a: a boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction

infinite space and time

b: physical space independent of what occupies it

— called also absolute space

 

5: the region beyond the earth's atmosphere or beyond the solar system

6a: a blank area separating words or lines

b: material used to produce such blank area

especially : a piece of type less than one en in width

7: a set of mathematical elements and especially of abstractions of all the points on a line, in a plane, or in physical space

especially : a set of mathematical entities with a set of axioms of geometric character

— compare METRIC SPACE, TOPOLOGICAL SPACE, VECTOR SPACE

8a: LINAGE

b: broadcast time available especially to advertisers

9: accommodations on a public vehicle

10a: the opportunity to assert or experience one's identity or needs freely

b: an opportunity for privacy or time to oneself

space verb

spaced; spacing

Definition of space (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

 

: to place at intervals or arrange with space between

Evenly space 16 tablespoons of shredded cheese on the baking sheet…

— The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

—often used with out

Space out the work you plan to do… Don't try to crowd too much into each day.

— Darlene Polachic

intransitive verb

 

1: to leave one or more blank spaces (as in a line of typing)

2informal : to fail to remember something : FORGET

… I totally forgot to write last week. I had planned to do it, I had it all figured out, and I spaced.

— Steve "Nookie" Postal

—often used with on

If your mom doesn't live close by, or if you totally spaced on getting her a Mother's Day gift this year, then flowers or chocolates are a great, last-minute gift idea that are sure to brighten her day.

— Leah Stodart

— see also SPACE OUT

Anonymous ID: b013bc June 24, 2020, 9:49 p.m. No.9739240   🗄️.is 🔗kun

force noun

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\ ˈfȯrs \

Definition of force (Entry 1 of 2)

1a(1): strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power

the forces of nature

the motivating force in her life

(2)capitalized —used with a number to indicate the strength of the wind according to the Beaufort scale

a Force 10 hurricane

b: moral or mental strength

I was impressed by the force of his character.

c: capacity to persuade or convince

the force of the argument

2a: military strength

b(1): a body (as of troops or ships) assigned to a military purpose

a force of 20,000 soldiers

(2)forces plural : the whole military strength (as of a nation)

c: a body of persons or things available for a particular end

a labor force

the missile force

d: an individual or group having the power of effective action

join forces to prevent violence

a force in politics

eoften capitalized : POLICE FORCE —usually used with the

After his military service, he joined the force.

3: violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing

Those who do not respond to kindness must yield to force.

4a: an agency or influence that if applied to a free body results chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic deformation and other effects

b: any of the natural influences (such as electromagnetism (see ELECTROMAGNETISM sense 2a), gravity, the strong force, and the weak force) that exist especially between particles and determine the structure of the universe

5: the quality of conveying impressions intensely in writing or speech

stated the objectives with force

6baseball : FORCE-OUT

in force

1: in great numbers

picnickers were out in force

2: VALID, OPERATIVE

the ban remains in force