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English to English noun
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an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: |  | Example: 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
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the limits within which something can be effective | | Example: range of motion
he was beyond the reach of their fire
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a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | Example: 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
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the limit of capability | | Example: within the compass of education
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a kitchen appliance used for cooking food | | Example: dinner was already on the stove
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A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains. | | source: webster1913 verb
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change or be different within limits | | Example: 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
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move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | | Example: 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
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have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun | | Example: This gun ranges over two miles
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range or extend over; occupy a certain area | | Example: The plants straddle the entire state
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lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line | | Example: lay out the clothes
lay out the arguments
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feed as in a meadow or pasture | | Example: the herd was grazing
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let eat | | Example: range the animals in the prairie
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assign a rank or rating to | | Example: how would you rank these students?
The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam. | | source: webster1913
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