Overview of noun range

The noun range has 9 senses

• scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit -- (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")


• range, reach -- (the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire")


• range -- (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")


• range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains -- (a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range")


• range -- (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")


• range -- (a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection")


• image, range, range of a function -- ((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")


• compass, range, reach, grasp -- (the limit of capability; "within the compass of education")


• stove, kitchen stove, range, kitchen range, cooking stove -- (a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove")

Overview of verb range

The verb range has 8 senses

• range, run -- (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")


• roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond -- (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")


• range -- (have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles")


• range, straddle -- (range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state")


• range, array, lay out, set out -- (lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments")


• crop, browse, graze, range, pasture -- (feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing")


• range -- (let eat; "range the animals in the prairie")


• rate, rank, range, order, grade, place -- (assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide")