English noun: range | |||
1. | range (attribute) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | ambit, compass, orbit, reach, scope | ||
Broader (hypernym) | extent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | approximate range, ballpark, confines, contrast, expanse, gamut, horizon, internationalism, internationality, latitude, palette, pallet, purview, spectrum, sweep, view | ||
2. | range (location) the limits within which something can be effective | ||
Samples | Range of motion. He was beyond the reach of their fire. | ||
Synonyms | reach | ||
Broader (hypernym) | limit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | earreach, earshot, eyeshot, hearing, rifle range, rifle shot, view | ||
3. | range (location) a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze | ||
Samples | They used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring. He dreamed of a home on the range. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | home range, home territory | ||
4. | range (object) a series of hills or mountains | ||
Samples | The valley was between two ranges of hills. The plains lay just beyond the mountain range. | ||
Synonyms | chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range of mountains | ||
Broader (hypernym) | formation, geological formation | ||
Instance hyponym | Adirondack Mountains, Adirondacks, Admiralty Range, Alaska Range, Alleghenies, Allegheny Mountains, 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, High Sierra, Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Hindu Kush Mountains, Karakoram, Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range, Kuenlun, Kuenlun Mountains, Kunlan Shan, Kunlun, Kunlun Mountains, Mesabi Range, Mount Carmel, Mustagh, Mustagh Range, Nan Ling, Ozark Mountains, Ozark Plateau, Ozarks, Pamir Mountains, Pyrenees, Rhodope Mountains, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Sacramento Mountains, San Juan Mountains, Sayan Mountains, Selkirk Mountains, sierra, Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains, St. Elias Mountains, St. Elias Range, Taconic Mountains, Teton Range, the Alps, the Pamirs, Tien Shan, Transylvanian Alps, Tyan Shan, Tyrolean Alps, Ural Mountains, Urals | ||
Part holonym | massif, mountain pass, notch, pass | ||
5. | range (artifact) a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds | ||
Samples | The army maintains a missile range in the desert. Any good golf club will have a range where you can practice. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | facility, installation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | practice range, rifle range, test range | ||
6. | range (group) a variety of different things or activities | ||
Samples | He answered a range of questions. He was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | band | ||
7. | range (group) (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | image, range of a function | ||
Broader (hypernym) | set | ||
Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
8. | range (cognition) the limit of capability | ||
Samples | Within the compass of education. | ||
Synonyms | compass, grasp, reach | ||
Broader (hypernym) | capability, capableness, potentiality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ken, sight | ||
9. | range (artifact) a kitchen appliance used for cooking food | ||
Samples | Dinner was already on the stove. | ||
Synonyms | cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, stove | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kitchen appliance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | charcoal burner, cookstove, electric range, gas cooker, gas range, gas stove, potbelly, potbelly stove, Primus, Primus stove, spirit stove | ||
Part holonym | grate, grating | ||
English verb: range | |||
1. | range (stative) change or be different within limits | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | run | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Verb group | extend, go, lead, lead, pass, run, run | ||
2. | range (motion) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | cast, drift, ramble, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gad, gallivant, jazz around, maunder | ||
Verb group | drift, err, stray, wander | ||
3. | range (stative) have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun | ||
Samples | This gun ranges over two miles. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carry | ||
4. | range (stative) range or extend over; occupy a certain area | ||
Samples | The plants straddle the entire state. | ||
Synonyms | straddle | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | spread-eagle | ||
5. | range (contact) lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line | ||
Samples | Lay out the clothes. Lay out the arguments. | ||
Synonyms | array, lay out, set out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | compart | ||
6. | range (contact) feed as in a meadow or pasture | ||
Samples | The herd was grazing. | ||
Examples | The animals range | ||
Synonyms | browse, crop, graze, pasture | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eat, feed | ||
Verb group | crop, graze, pasture, range | ||
7. | range (consumption) let eat | ||
Samples | Range the animals in the prairie. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feed, give | ||
Verb group | browse, crop, graze, pasture, range | ||
8. | range (cognition) assign a rank or rating to | ||
Samples | How would you rank these students?. The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide. | ||
Synonyms | grade, order, place, rank, rate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | downgrade, prioritise, prioritize, reorder, seed, sequence, shortlist, subordinate, superordinate, upgrade | ||