Range

verb
reɪndʒ

Noun

  • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

    the range of a supersonic jet

    a piano has a greater range than the human voice

    Type of:Extent
  • a series of hills or mountains

    the valley was between two ranges of hills

    the plains lay just beyond the mountain range

    Similar:Chain
    Type of:Formation
  • the limits within which something can be effective

    range of motion

    Similar:Reach
    Type of:Limit
  • a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze

    they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring

    he dreamed of a home on the range

    Type of:TractParcel
  • a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds

    the army maintains a missile range in the desert

    any good golf club will have a range where you can practice

    Type of:InstallationFacility
  • a variety of different things or activities

    he answered a range of questions

    he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection

    Type of:MixtureSmorgasbordMiscellany
  • the limit of capability

    Type of:CapablenessPotentialityCapability
  • (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined

    Similar:Image
    Type of:Set
  • a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

    Similar:Stove

Verb

  • change or be different within limits

    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

    Similar:Run
    Type of:Be
  • let eat

    range the animals in the prairie

    Type of:GiveFeed
  • assign a rank or rating to

    Type of:JudgeEvaluate
  • range or extend over; occupy a certain area

    Similar:Straddle
    Type of:BeRepresentConstitute
  • feed as in a meadow or pasture

    Similar:BrowseCropGrazePasture
    Type of:EatFeed
  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

    Type of:MoveGoLocomote
  • lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

    Similar:Array
    Type of:Arrange
  • have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun

    This gun ranges over two miles

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