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Nouns

• (n) 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
  • the ambit of municipal legislation
  • within the compass of this article
  • within the scope of an investigation
  • outside the reach of the law
  • in the political orbit of a world power
  ambit, scope, compass, reach, orbit,
• (n) the limits within which something can be effective
  • range of motion
  • he was beyond the reach of their fire
  reach,
• (n) 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
• (n) a series of hills or mountains
  • the valley was between two ranges of hills
  • the plains lay just beyond the mountain range
  chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range of mountains, chain,
• (n) 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
• (n) a variety of different things or activities
  • he answered a range of questions
  • he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection
• (n) (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
  • 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
  range of a function, image,
• (n) the limit of capability
  • within the compass of education
  grasp, compass, reach,
• (n) a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
  • dinner was already on the stove
  cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, stove,

Verbs

• (v) change or be different within limits
  • Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion
  • Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent
  • The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals
  • My students range from very bright to dull
  run,
• (v) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  • The gypsies roamed the woods
  • roving vagabonds
  • the wandering Jew
  • The cattle roam across the prairie
  • the laborers drift from one town to the next
  • They rolled from town to town
  roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander, ramble, swan, drift, tramp, cast, roll,
• (v) have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
  • This gun ranges over two miles
• (v) range or extend over; occupy a certain area
  • The plants straddle the entire state
  straddle,
• (v) lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
  • lay out the clothes
  • lay out the arguments
  array, lay out, set out,
• (v) feed as in a meadow or pasture
  • the herd was grazing
  graze, browse, pasture, crop,
• (v) let eat
  • range the animals in the prairie
• (v) assign a rank or rating to
  • how would you rank these students?
  • The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
  grade, rate, rank, place, order,

Synonyms

ambit scope compass reach orbit run roam rove stray vagabond wander ramble swan drift tramp cast roll chain of mountains mountain chain mountain range range of mountains chain straddle array lay out set out graze browse pasture crop range of a function image grade rate rank place order grasp cooking stove kitchen range kitchen stove stove

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