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Range

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Definitions for Range

noun
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
Synonyms
scope reach orbit compass ambit
Examples
  1. a piano has a greater range than the human voice
  2. the ambit of municipal legislation
  3. within the compass of this article
  4. within the scope of an investigation
  5. outside the reach of the law
  6. in the political orbit of a world power
noun
the limits within which something can be effective
Synonyms
reach
Examples
  1. range of motion
  2. he was beyond the reach of their fire
noun
a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
Examples
  1. they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring
  2. he dreamed of a home on the range
noun
a series of hills or mountains
Synonyms
mountain range range of mountains chain mountain chain chain of mountains
Examples
  1. the valley was between two ranges of hills
  2. the plains lay just beyond the mountain range
noun
a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
Examples
  1. the army maintains a missile range in the desert
  2. any good golf club will have a range where you can practice
noun
a variety of different things or activities
Examples
  1. he answered a range of questions
  2. he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection
noun
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
Synonyms
image range of a function
Examples
  1. the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers
noun
the limit of capability
Synonyms
compass reach grasp
Examples
  1. within the compass of education
noun
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
Synonyms
stove kitchen stove kitchen range cooking stove
Examples
  1. dinner was already on the stove
verb
change or be different within limits
Synonyms
run
Examples
  1. Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion
  2. Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent
  3. The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals
  4. My students range from very bright to dull
verb
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Synonyms
roll wander swan stray tramp roam cast ramble rove drift vagabond
Examples
  1. The gypsies roamed the woods
  2. roving vagabonds
  3. the wandering Jew
  4. The cattle roam across the prairie
  5. the laborers drift from one town to the next
  6. They rolled from town to town
verb
have a range
Examples
  1. be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
  2. This gun ranges over two miles
verb
range or extend over
Synonyms
straddle
Examples
  1. occupy a certain area
  2. The plants straddle the entire state
verb
lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
Synonyms
array lay out set out
Examples
  1. lay out the clothes
  2. lay out the arguments
verb
feed as in a meadow or pasture
Synonyms
crop browse graze pasture
Examples
  1. the herd was grazing
verb
let eat
Examples
  1. range the animals in the prairie
verb
assign a rank or rating to
Synonyms
rate rank order grade place
Examples
  1. how would you rank these students?
  2. The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide

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