Definition of range

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  • range is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • range is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
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Definition of range

  • assign a rank or rating to (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. grade
    2. order
    3. place
    4. rank
    5. rate
  • range or extend over; occupy a certain area (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. straddle
  • the limit of capability (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. compass
    2. grasp
    3. reach
  • the limits within which something can be effective (noun)

    Examples

    1. range of motion

    Synonyms

    1. reach
  • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: (noun)

    Examples

    1. the range of a supersonic jet
    2. a piano has a greater range than the human voice

    Synonyms

    1. ambit
    2. compass
    3. orbit
    4. reach
    5. scope
  • a series of hills or mountains (noun)

    Examples

    1. the valley was between two ranges of hills
    2. the plains lay just beyond the mountain range

    Synonyms

    1. chain
    2. chain of mountains
    3. mountain chain
    4. mountain range
    5. range of mountains
  • feed as in a meadow or pasture (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. browse
    2. crop
    3. graze
    4. pasture
  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. cast
    2. drift
    3. ramble
    4. roam
    5. roll
    6. rove
    7. stray
    8. swan
    9. tramp
    10. vagabond
    11. wander
  • change or be different within limits (verb)

    Examples

    1. Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion
    2. The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals
    3. My students range from very bright to dull

    Synonyms

    1. run
  • (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. image
    2. range of a function
  • a kitchen appliance used for cooking food (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cooking stove
    2. kitchen range
    3. kitchen stove
    4. stove
  • lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. array
    2. lay out
    3. set out
  • a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze (noun)

    Examples

    1. they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring
    2. he dreamed of a home on the range
  • a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds (noun)

    Examples

    1. the army maintains a missile range in the desert
    2. any good golf club will have a range where you can practice
  • a variety of different things or activities (noun)

    Examples

    1. he answered a range of questions
    2. he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection
  • have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun (verb)

    Examples

    1. This gun ranges over two miles
  • let eat (verb)

    Examples

    1. range the animals in the prairie

See definition of range in Merriam Webster