spacer
/ˈspeɪsər/
noun
- A device or object used to create or maintain a fixed amount of space between two things.
- Use a plastic spacer to keep the boards evenly apart.
- She added a spacer to the shelf so the books wouldn't slide.
- The mechanic inserted a spacer between the gears to reduce friction.
- A person who lives or works in outer space (informal, science fiction).
- The spacer checked her suit before stepping out of the airlock.
- Generations of spacers were born and raised on the colony ship.
- In the novel, the spacers had their own culture far from Earth.
- A key on a keyboard that inserts a blank space (short for space bar).
- He tapped the spacer twice to start a new sentence.
- The spacer on my laptop is sticking a little.
- Press the spacer to add a gap between words.