Definition of range
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noun (n)
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: (noun.attribute)
Example: The range of a supersonic jet.
A piano has a greater range than the human voice.
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the limits within which something can be effective (noun.location)
Example: Range of motion.
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a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze (noun.location)
Example: They used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring.
He dreamed of a home on the range.
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a series of hills or mountains (noun.object)
Example: The valley was between two ranges of hills.
The plains lay just beyond the mountain range.
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a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds (noun.artifact)
Example: The army maintains a missile range in the desert.
Any good golf club will have a range where you can practice.
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a variety of different things or activities (noun.group)
Example: He answered a range of questions.
He was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection.
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(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined (noun.group)
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the limit of capability (noun.cognition)
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a kitchen appliance used for cooking food (noun.artifact)
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A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains. (noun)
source: webster1913
verb (v)
change or be different within limits (verb.stative)
Example: 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.
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move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (verb.motion)
Synonym: cast ,
drift ,
ramble ,
roam ,
roll ,
rove ,
stray ,
swan ,
tramp ,
vagabond ,
wander
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have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun (verb.stative)
Example: This gun ranges over two miles.
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range or extend over; occupy a certain area (verb.stative)
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lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line (verb.contact)
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feed as in a meadow or pasture (verb.contact)
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let eat (verb.consumption)
Example: Range the animals in the prairie.
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assign a rank or rating to (verb.cognition)
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To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line. (verb)
source: webster1913
To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam. (verb)
source: webster1913
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