range
noun
1. 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
Similar word(s): ambit, compass, orbit, reach, scope
Definition categories: attribute, extent
2. the limits within which something can be effective
- range of motion
Similar word(s): reach
Definition categories: location, limit
3. 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
Definition categories: location, parcel, tract
4. a series of hills or mountains
- the valley was between two ranges of hills
- the plains lay just beyond the mountain range
Similar word(s): chain
Definition categories: object, formation
5. 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
Definition categories: man–made, facility, installation
6. a variety of different things or activities
- he answered a range of questions
- he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection
Definition categories: group, assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety
7. (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
Similar word(s): image
Definition categories: group, set
8. the limit of capability
Similar word(s): compass, grasp, reach
Definition categories: thought, capability, capableness, potentiality
9. a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
Similar word(s): stove
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with range as a noun:
- We sell a wide range of cars.
- We could see the ship at a range of five miles.
- One can use the speed of sound to estimate the range of a lightning flash.
- This missile's range is 500 kilometres.
- Jones has good range for a big man.
verb
1. 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 word(s): run
Definition categories: stative, be
2. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Similar word(s): cast, drift, ramble, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
3. have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
- This gun ranges over two miles
Definition categories: stative
4. range or extend over; occupy a certain area
Similar word(s): straddle
Definition categories: stative, be, comprise, constitute, represent
5. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
Similar word(s): array
Definition categories: contact, arrange
6. feed as in a meadow or pasture
Similar word(s): browse, crop, graze, pasture
Definition categories: contact, eat, feed
7. let eat
- range the animals in the prairie
Definition categories: consumption, feed, give
8. assign a rank or rating to
Similar word(s): grade, order, place, rank, rate
Definition categories: cognition, evaluate, judge
Sentences with range as a verb:
- to range the fields
- The variable x ranges over all real values from 0 to 10.
- to range plants and animals in genera and species
- The front of a house ranges with the street.
- The peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay.
- to range the coast