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Definition of Range
1. Noun. An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:. "In the political orbit of a world power"
Exact synonyms: Ambit, Compass, Orbit, Reach, Scope
Generic synonyms: Extent
Specialized synonyms: Approximate Range, Ballpark, Confines, Contrast, Internationalism, Internationality, Latitude, Horizon, Purview, View, Expanse, Sweep, Gamut, Spectrum, Palette, Pallet
Derivative terms: Compass, Scopal
Generic synonyms: Extent
Specialized synonyms: Approximate Range, Ballpark, Confines, Contrast, Internationalism, Internationality, Latitude, Horizon, Purview, View, Expanse, Sweep, Gamut, Spectrum, Palette, Pallet
Derivative terms: Compass, Scopal
2. Verb. Change or be different within limits. "My students range from very bright to dull"
3. Noun. The limits within which something can be effective. "He was beyond the reach of their fire"
Exact synonyms: Reach
Specialized synonyms: Earreach, Earshot, Hearing, Eyeshot, View, Rifle Range, Rifle Shot
Generic synonyms: Limit
Derivative terms: Reach
Specialized synonyms: Earreach, Earshot, Hearing, Eyeshot, View, Rifle Range, Rifle Shot
Generic synonyms: Limit
Derivative terms: Reach
4. Verb. Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. "They range in the countryside"; "They rolled from town to town"
Exact synonyms: Cast, Drift, Ramble, Roam, Roll, Rove, Stray, Swan, Tramp, Vagabond, Wander
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Maunder, Gad, Gallivant, Jazz Around
Related verbs: Drift, Err, Stray, Wander
Derivative terms: Drifter, Drifting, Ramble, Rambler, Roamer, Roving, Stray, Strayer, Tramp, Vagabond, Vagabond, Vagabondage, Wanderer, Wandering
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Maunder, Gad, Gallivant, Jazz Around
Related verbs: Drift, Err, Stray, Wander
Derivative terms: Drifter, Drifting, Ramble, Rambler, Roamer, Roving, Stray, Strayer, Tramp, Vagabond, Vagabond, Vagabondage, Wanderer, Wandering
5. Noun. A large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze. "He dreamed of a home on the range"
Specialized synonyms: Home Range, Home Territory
Generic synonyms: Parcel, Parcel Of Land, Piece Of Ground, Piece Of Land, Tract
Derivative terms: Rangy, Rangy
Generic synonyms: Parcel, Parcel Of Land, Piece Of Ground, Piece Of Land, Tract
Derivative terms: Rangy, Rangy
6. Verb. Have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun. "This gun ranges over two miles"
Specialized synonyms: Carry
7. Noun. A series of hills or mountains. "The plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
Exact synonyms: Chain, Chain Of Mountains, Mountain Chain, Mountain Range, Range Of Mountains
Specialized synonyms: Adirondack Mountains, Adirondacks, Admiralty Range, Alaska Range, Alleghenies, Allegheny Mountains, Alps, The Alps, Altai Mountains, Altay Mountains, Andes, Apennines, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians, Atlas Mountains, Australian Alps, Balkan Mountain Range, Balkan Mountains, Balkans, Berkshire Hills, Berkshires, Black Hills, Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Cantabrian Mountains, Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians, Cascade Mountains, Cascade Range, Cascades, Catskill Mountains, Catskills, Caucasus, Caucasus Mountains, Coast Mountains, Coast Range, Cumberland Mountains, Cumberland Plateau, Dolomite Alps, Eastern Highlands, Great Dividing Range, Great Smoky Mountains, Green Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains, Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Hindu Kush Mountains, Karakoram, Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range, Mustagh, Mustagh Range, Kuenlun, Kuenlun Mountains, Kunlan Shan, Kunlun, Kunlun Mountains, Mesabi Range, Mount Carmel, Nan Ling, Ozark Mountains, Ozark Plateau, Ozarks, Pamir Mountains, The Pamirs, Pyrenees, Rhodope Mountains, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Sacramento Mountains, San Juan Mountains, Sayan Mountains, Selkirk Mountains, Sierra, Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Oriental, High Sierra, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Sierra Nevada, St. Elias Mountains, St. Elias Range, Taconic Mountains, Teton Range, Tien Shan, Tyan Shan, Transylvanian Alps, Tyrolean Alps, Ural Mountains, Urals
Generic synonyms: Formation, Geological Formation
Terms within: Massif, Mountain Pass, Notch, Pass
Specialized synonyms: Adirondack Mountains, Adirondacks, Admiralty Range, Alaska Range, Alleghenies, Allegheny Mountains, Alps, The Alps, Altai Mountains, Altay Mountains, Andes, Apennines, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians, Atlas Mountains, Australian Alps, Balkan Mountain Range, Balkan Mountains, Balkans, Berkshire Hills, Berkshires, Black Hills, Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Cantabrian Mountains, Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians, Cascade Mountains, Cascade Range, Cascades, Catskill Mountains, Catskills, Caucasus, Caucasus Mountains, Coast Mountains, Coast Range, Cumberland Mountains, Cumberland Plateau, Dolomite Alps, Eastern Highlands, Great Dividing Range, Great Smoky Mountains, Green Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains, Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Hindu Kush Mountains, Karakoram, Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range, Mustagh, Mustagh Range, Kuenlun, Kuenlun Mountains, Kunlan Shan, Kunlun, Kunlun Mountains, Mesabi Range, Mount Carmel, Nan Ling, Ozark Mountains, Ozark Plateau, Ozarks, Pamir Mountains, The Pamirs, Pyrenees, Rhodope Mountains, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Sacramento Mountains, San Juan Mountains, Sayan Mountains, Selkirk Mountains, Sierra, Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Oriental, High Sierra, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Sierra Nevada, St. Elias Mountains, St. Elias Range, Taconic Mountains, Teton Range, Tien Shan, Tyan Shan, Transylvanian Alps, Tyrolean Alps, Ural Mountains, Urals
Generic synonyms: Formation, Geological Formation
Terms within: Massif, Mountain Pass, Notch, Pass
8. Verb. Range or extend over; occupy a certain area. "The plants straddle the entire state"
Exact synonyms: Straddle
Generic synonyms: Be, Comprise, Constitute, Make Up, Represent
Specialized synonyms: Spread-eagle
Generic synonyms: Be, Comprise, Constitute, Make Up, Represent
Specialized synonyms: Spread-eagle
9. Noun. A place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds. "Any good golf club will have a range where you can practice"
Generic synonyms: Facility, Installation
Specialized synonyms: Practice Range, Rifle Range, Test Range
Specialized synonyms: Practice Range, Rifle Range, Test Range
10. Verb. Lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line. "Lay out the arguments"
Exact synonyms: Array, Lay Out, Set Out
Generic synonyms: Arrange, Set Up
Specialized synonyms: Compart
Derivative terms: Array
Generic synonyms: Arrange, Set Up
Specialized synonyms: Compart
Derivative terms: Array
11. Noun. A variety of different things or activities. "He was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"
Specialized synonyms: Band
Generic synonyms: Assortment, Miscellanea, Miscellany, Mixed Bag, Mixture, Motley, Potpourri, Salmagundi, Smorgasbord, Variety
Generic synonyms: Assortment, Miscellanea, Miscellany, Mixed Bag, Mixture, Motley, Potpourri, Salmagundi, Smorgasbord, Variety
12. Verb. Feed as in a meadow or pasture. "The animals range"; "The herd was grazing"
Exact synonyms: Browse, Crop, Graze, Pasture
Generic synonyms: Eat, Feed
Related verbs: Crop, Graze, Pasture
Derivative terms: Browse, Graze, Grazing, Pasturage, Pasture, Pasture
Generic synonyms: Eat, Feed
Related verbs: Crop, Graze, Pasture
Derivative terms: Browse, Graze, Grazing, Pasturage, Pasture, Pasture
13. Noun. (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"
Exact synonyms: Image, Range Of A Function
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Generic synonyms: Set
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Generic synonyms: Set
14. Verb. Let eat. "Range the animals in the prairie"
15. Noun. The limit of capability. "Within the compass of education"
Exact synonyms: Compass, Grasp, Reach
Generic synonyms: Capability, Capableness, Potentiality
Specialized synonyms: Ken, Sight
Derivative terms: Compass
Generic synonyms: Capability, Capableness, Potentiality
Specialized synonyms: Ken, Sight
Derivative terms: Compass
16. Verb. Assign a rank or rating to. "Sam and Sue range the movie "; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
Exact synonyms: Grade, Order, Place, Rank, Rate
Specialized synonyms: Superordinate, Shortlist, Seed, Reorder, Subordinate, Prioritise, Prioritize, Sequence, Downgrade, Upgrade
Generic synonyms: Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment
Derivative terms: Gradation, Gradation, Grade, Grade, Grader, Grading, Order, Ordering, Place, Rank
Specialized synonyms: Superordinate, Shortlist, Seed, Reorder, Subordinate, Prioritise, Prioritize, Sequence, Downgrade, Upgrade
Generic synonyms: Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment
Derivative terms: Gradation, Gradation, Grade, Grade, Grader, Grading, Order, Ordering, Place, Rank
17. Noun. A kitchen appliance used for cooking food. "Dinner was already on the stove"
Exact synonyms: Cooking Stove, Kitchen Range, Kitchen Stove, Stove
Specialized synonyms: Charcoal Burner, Cookstove, Electric Range, Gas Cooker, Gas Range, Gas Stove, Potbelly, Potbelly Stove, Primus, Primus Stove, Spirit Stove
Terms within: Grate, Grating
Generic synonyms: Kitchen Appliance
Specialized synonyms: Charcoal Burner, Cookstove, Electric Range, Gas Cooker, Gas Range, Gas Stove, Potbelly, Potbelly Stove, Primus, Primus Stove, Spirit Stove
Terms within: Grate, Grating
Generic synonyms: Kitchen Appliance
Definition of Range
1. v. t. 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.
2. v. i. To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam.
3. n. A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains.
Definition of Range
1. to place in a particular order [v RANGED, RANGING, RANGES]
Medical Definition of Range
1. The set of conditions throughout which an organism (for example, plant species) naturally occurs. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Range
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