The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

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space n. 1 spaciousness, room, place, expanse, elbow-room, leeway,
margin, latitude, play: There was no space for another desk. 2
blank: When the spaces are filled in, the puzzle is done. 3
interval, lapse, period, time, hiatus, lacuna, span, while,
duration, extent, spell, stretch, pause, wait, intermission,
gap, break, interruption: After a short space we were home
again. 4 accommodation, seat, berth, room, place: Luckily, I
got the last available space on the plane.
--v. 5 arrange, organize, array, set out, align, range, order,
rank, lay out, measure (out): Space the trees about eight feet
apart.
spacious adj. vast, large, extensive, enormous, wide, broad, commodious,
ample, expansive, roomy, huge, sizeable, large, capacious,
great, immense, outsize(d), voluminous, oversize(d): The house
was more spacious than it looked from the outside. Siberia
offers spacious territory, ripe for habitation over the next
century.
span n. 1 bridge, link, stretch, overpass, Chiefly Brit flyover: We
drove across the entire span in less than five minutes. 2
course, extent, interval, stretch, period, time, term, spell:
In the short span of six hours we had crossed the Atlantic.
--v. 3 cross, stretch over, reach over, extend over, go over,
bridge: A rude bridge spans the river at Lexington. Their lives
spanned more than a century.
spank v. slap, smack, put or take over one's knee, thrash, paddle;
chastise, punish, castigate; Colloq wallop, tan (someone's)
hide, paddywhack, whack, give (someone) a (good) licking or
hiding: In those days when you misbehaved you were spanked.
spanking adj. 1 spic and span, smart, bright, snappy, gleaming,
brand-new, fine, remarkable, outstanding, big, large, great:
You ought to see Jim Trowbridge's spanking new yacht. 2 brisk,
lively, crisp, bracing, fresh, freshening, rattling, strong,
invigorating, blustery: A spanking breeze blew up from the
west. 3 quick, rapid, swift, lively, snappy, fast, smart,