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Range
noun 1.An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:. Synonyms: ambit, compass, orbit, reach, scope. "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" 2.The limits within which something can be effective. Synonym: reach. "He was beyond the reach of their fire" 3.A large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze. "He dreamed of a home on the range" 5.A place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds. "Any good golf club will have a range where you can practice" 6.A variety of different things or activities. "He was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection" 7.(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined. Synonyms: image, range of a function. verb (past & past part. ranged; pres. part. ranging) 1.Change or be different within limits. Synonym: run. "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent" , "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals" , "My students range from very bright to dull" 2.Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. Synonyms: cast, drift, ramble, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander. "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" 3.Have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun. 4.Range or extend over; occupy a certain area. Synonym: straddle. 5.Lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line. Synonyms: array, lay out, set out. "Lay out the arguments" 8.Assign a rank or rating to. Synonyms: grade, order, place, rank, rate. "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
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