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range

noun
  1. a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
    “the army maintains a missile range in the desert”
  2. a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
    stovecooking stove
  3. 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”
    reach
  4. the limit of capability
    reach
  5. (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
    image
  6. a variety of different things or activities
    “The speaker answered a range of questions.”
  7. the limits within which something can be effective
    “range of motion”
    reach
  8. a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
    “they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring”
  9. a series of hills or mountains
    “the valley was between two ranges of hills”
    chain
verb
  1. assign a rank or rating to
    place
  2. let eat
    “range the animals in the prairie”
  3. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
    array
  4. feed as in a meadow or pasture
    graze
  5. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    cast
  6. range or extend over
    straddle
  7. change or be different within limits
    “Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion”
    run
  8. have a range