empty space, n.Definitions

Empty space (n.) in ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the East, which Hitler demanded for German settlers, did not exist — so his generals must have known that victory meant 'evacuating' the entire native population.

Empty space (n.) on ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a wall, left by a sold painting, can be enough to set off a melancholia — and filling it can make a novice paint like a master.