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range
verb(range)
assign a rank or rating to
Synonyms: grade, order, place, rank, rate,
range
verb(range)
range or extend over; occupy a certain area
Synonyms: straddle,
range
noun(range)
the limit of capability
Synonyms: compass, grasp, reach,
range
noun(range)
the limits within which something can be effective
Synonyms: reach,
Examples:
Range of motion.
range
noun(range)
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
Synonyms: ambit, compass, orbit, reach, scope,
Examples:
The range of a supersonic jet.
A piano has a greater range than the human voice.
range
noun(range)
a series of hills or mountains
Synonyms: chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range of mountains,
Examples:
The valley was between two ranges of hills.
The plains lay just beyond the mountain range.
range
verb(range)
feed as in a meadow or pasture
Synonyms: browse, crop, graze, pasture,
range
verb(range)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
range
verb(range)
change or be different within limits
Synonyms: run,
Examples:
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.
range
noun(range)
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
Synonyms: image, range of a function,
range
noun(range)
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
Synonyms: cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, stove,
range
verb(range)
lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
Synonyms: array, lay out, set out,
range
noun(range)
a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
Examples:
They used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring.
He dreamed of a home on the range.
range
noun(range)
a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
Examples:
The army maintains a missile range in the desert.
Any good golf club will have a range where you can practice.
range
noun(range)
a variety of different things or activities
Examples:
He answered a range of questions.
He was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection.
range
verb(range)
have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
Examples:
This gun ranges over two miles.
range
verb(range)
let eat
Examples:
Range the animals in the prairie.

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