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range
(r/eI/n/dZ/ )

noun (n)

  • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    The range of a supersonic jet.
    A piano has a greater range than the human voice.
    Synonym:
    ambit, compass, orbit, reach, scope
    source: wordnet30
  • the limits within which something can be effective(noun.location)
    Example:
    Range of motion.
    Synonym:
    reach
    source: wordnet30
  • a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze(noun.location)
    Example:
    They used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring.
    He dreamed of a home on the range.
    source: wordnet30
  • a series of hills or mountains(noun.object)
    Example:
    The valley was between two ranges of hills.
    The plains lay just beyond the mountain range.
    Synonym:
    chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range of mountains
    source: wordnet30
  • a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The army maintains a missile range in the desert.
    Any good golf club will have a range where you can practice.
    source: wordnet30
  • a variety of different things or activities(noun.group)
    Example:
    He answered a range of questions.
    He was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection.
    source: wordnet30
  • (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined(noun.group)
    Synonym:
    image, range of a function
    source: wordnet30
  • the limit of capability(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    compass, grasp, reach
    source: wordnet30
  • a kitchen appliance used for cooking food(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, stove
    source: wordnet30
  • A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • change or be different within limits(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion.
    The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals.
    My students range from very bright to dull.
    Synonym:
    run
    source: wordnet30
  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    cast, drift, ramble, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
    source: wordnet30
  • have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun(verb.stative)
    Example:
    This gun ranges over two miles.
    source: wordnet30
  • range or extend over; occupy a certain area(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    straddle
    source: wordnet30
  • lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    array, lay out, set out
    source: wordnet30
  • feed as in a meadow or pasture(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    browse, crop, graze, pasture
    source: wordnet30
  • let eat(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    Range the animals in the prairie.
    source: wordnet30
  • assign a rank or rating to(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    grade, order, place, rank, rate
    source: wordnet30
  • To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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