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noun : RANGES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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" ;
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3. (
) 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" ;
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4. (
) a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" ;
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5. (
) 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" ;
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6. (
) a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection" ;
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7. (
) (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" ;
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9. (
) a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove" ;
verb : RANGES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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2. (
) 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" ;
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3. (
) have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles" ;
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4. (
) range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state" ;
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7. (
) let eat; "range the animals in the prairie" ;
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