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| n. (attribute) | 1. ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope | 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" |
| ~ extent | the distance or area or volume over which something extends.; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" |
| ~ approximate range, ballpark | near to the scope or range of something.; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" |
| ~ confines | a bounded scope.; "he stayed within the confines of the city" |
| ~ contrast | the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness). |
| ~ internationality, internationalism | quality of being international in scope.; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" |
| ~ latitude | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction. |
| ~ purview, horizon, view | the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated.; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" |
| ~ expanse, sweep | a wide scope.; "the sweep of the plains" |
| ~ gamut | a complete extent or range:.; "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" |
| ~ spectrum | a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities. |
| ~ palette, pallet | the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art. |
| n. (location) | 2. range, reach | the limits within which something can be effective.; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" |
| ~ earreach, earshot, hearing | the range within which a voice can be heard.; "the children were told to stay within earshot" |
| ~ eyeshot, view | the range of the eye.; "they were soon out of view" |
| ~ limit | as far as something can go. |
| ~ rifle range, rifle shot | the distance that a rifle bullet will carry.; "the target was out of rifle range" |
| n. (location) | 3. 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" |
| ~ home range, home territory | the area in which an animal normally ranges. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (object) | 4. chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains | a series of hills or mountains.; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" |
| ~ adirondack mountains, adirondacks | a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area. |
| ~ admiralty range | mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land. |
| ~ alaska range | a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley. |
| ~ alleghenies, allegheny mountains | the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia. |
| ~ alps, the alps | a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction. |
| ~ altai mountains, altay mountains | a mountain range in central Asia that extends a thousand miles from Kazakhstan eastward into western Mongolia and northern China. |
| ~ andes | a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast. |
| ~ apennines | a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula. |
| ~ appalachian mountains, appalachians | a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States. |
| ~ atlas mountains | a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia. |
| ~ australian alps | a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range. |
| ~ balkan mountain range, balkan mountains, balkans | the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula. |
| ~ berkshire hills, berkshires | a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area. |
| ~ black hills | mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore. |
| ~ blue ridge, blue ridge mountains | a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia. |
| ~ cantabrian mountains | a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay. |
| ~ carpathian mountains, carpathians | a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area. |
| ~ cascade mountains, cascade range, cascades | a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range. |
| ~ catskill mountains, catskills | a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas. |
| ~ caucasus, caucasus mountains | the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia. |
| ~ coast mountains, coast range | a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California. |
| ~ cumberland mountains, cumberland plateau | the southwestern part of the Appalachians. |
| ~ dolomite alps | an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone. |
| ~ geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth. |
| ~ eastern highlands, great dividing range | a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia. |
| ~ great smoky mountains | part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee. |
| ~ green mountains | a range of the Appalachian Mountains that extends from south to north through Vermont. |
| ~ guadalupe mountains | a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains. |
| ~ himalaya, himalaya mountains, himalayas | a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain. |
| ~ hindu kush, hindu kush mountains | a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas. |
| ~ karakoram, karakoram range, karakorum range, mustagh, mustagh range | a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak. |
| ~ kuenlun, kuenlun mountains, kunlan shan, kunlun, kunlun mountains | a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles. |
| ~ massif | a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range. |
| ~ mesabi range | a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887. |
| ~ mount carmel | a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast.; "according to the Old Testament, Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel" |
| ~ nan ling | a mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west. |
| ~ ozark mountains, ozark plateau, ozarks | an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma. |
| ~ pamir mountains, the pamirs | a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China. |
| ~ mountain pass, notch, pass | the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks.; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" |
| ~ pyrenees | a chain of mountains between France and Spain. |
| ~ rhodope mountains | a mountain range in the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe; extends along the border between Greece and Bulgaria. |
| ~ rockies, rocky mountains | the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide. |
| ~ sacramento mountains | mountain range in New Mexico to the east of the Rio Grande. |
| ~ san juan mountains | a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains. |
| ~ sayan mountains | a range of mountains in southern Siberia to the west of Lake Baikal; contain important mineral deposits. |
| ~ selkirk mountains | a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia. |
| ~ sierra | a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline). |
| ~ sierra madre occidental | a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline. |
| ~ sierra madre oriental | a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico. |
| ~ high sierra, sierra nevada mountains, sierra nevada | a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney. |
| ~ sierra nevada | a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast to the east of Granada. |
| ~ st. elias mountains, st. elias range | a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory. |
| ~ taconic mountains | a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. |
| ~ teton range | a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton. |
| ~ tien shan, tyan shan | a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles. |
| ~ transylvanian alps | a range of the southern Carpathian Mountains extending across central Romania. |
| ~ tyrolean alps | a popular tourist area in the Tyrol. |
| ~ ural mountains, urals | a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. 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" |
| ~ facility, installation | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry.; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
| ~ practice range | a place for practicing golf shots. |
| ~ rifle range | a range where people can practice shooting rifles.; "during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges" |
| ~ test range | a range for conducting tests. |
| n. (group) | 6. 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" |
| ~ band | a range of frequencies between two limits. |
| ~ assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things.; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" |
| n. (group) | 7. 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" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ set | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols.; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" |
| n. (cognition) | 8. compass, grasp, range, reach | the limit of capability.; "within the compass of education" |
| ~ capableness, potentiality, capability | an aptitude that may be developed. |
| ~ ken, sight | the range of vision.; "out of sight of land" |
| n. (artifact) | 9. cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, range, stove | a kitchen appliance used for cooking food.; "dinner was already on the stove" |
| ~ charcoal burner | a stove that burns charcoal as fuel. |
| ~ cookstove | a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove). |
| ~ electric range | a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power. |
| ~ gas cooker, gas range, gas stove | a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas. |
| ~ grate, grating | a frame of iron bars to hold a fire. |
| ~ kitchen appliance | a home appliance used in preparing food. |
| ~ potbelly stove, potbelly | a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned. |
| ~ primus stove, primus | a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers. |
| ~ spirit stove | a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol. |
| v. (stative) | 10. 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" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ extend, run, lead, pass, go | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" |
| ~ lead, run | cause something to pass or lead somewhere.; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" |
| v. (motion) | 11. cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | 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" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ maunder | wander aimlessly. |
| ~ gad, gallivant, jazz around | wander aimlessly in search of pleasure. |
| ~ drift, err, stray | wander from a direct course or at random.; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" |
| ~ wander | go via an indirect route or at no set pace.; "After dinner, we wandered into town" |
| v. (stative) | 12. range | have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun.; "This gun ranges over two miles" |
| ~ carry | be conveyed over a certain distance.; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house" |
| v. (stative) | 13. range, straddle | range or extend over; occupy a certain area.; "The plants straddle the entire state" |
| ~ constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
| ~ spread-eagle | stretch over.; "His residences spread-eagle the entire county" |
| v. (contact) | 14. array, lay out, range, set out | lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line.; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ compart | lay out in parts according to a plan. |
| v. (contact) | 15. browse, crop, graze, pasture, range | feed as in a meadow or pasture.; "the herd was grazing" |
| ~ eat, feed | take in food; used of animals only.; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" |
| ~ range | let eat.; "range the animals in the prairie" |
| ~ pasture, graze, crop | let feed in a field or pasture or meadow. |
| v. (consumption) | 16. range | let eat.; "range the animals in the prairie" |
| ~ feed, give | give food to.; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
| ~ graze, browse, pasture, crop, range | feed as in a meadow or pasture.; "the herd was grazing" |
| v. (cognition) | 17. grade, order, place, range, rank, rate | assign a rank or rating to.; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" |
| ~ superordinate | place in a superior order or rank.; "These two notions are superordinated to a third" |
| ~ shortlist | put someone or something on a short list. |
| ~ seed | distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds. |
| ~ reorder | assign a new order to. |
| ~ subordinate | rank or order as less important or consider of less value.; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" |
| ~ prioritise, prioritize | assign a priority to.; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" |
| ~ sequence | arrange in a sequence. |
| ~ downgrade | rate lower; lower in value or esteem. |
| ~ upgrade | rate higher; raise in value or esteem. |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
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