Search "range" in:
 |
range
Text:
1
open land over which livestock may roam and feed<knew exactly how many head of cattle were turned out on the range that morning to graze>Synonymslea, pasturage, pastureRelated Wordsranch, station; feedlot, stockyard, yard; grassland, pampas, prairie, savanna (also savannah), steppe
2
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends<didnʼt know she had such a wide range of knowledge until I talked to her>Synonymsamplitude, breadth, compass, dimension(s), extent, reach, realm, scope, sweep, widthRelated Wordsgamut, spectrum, spread; domain, field, sphere; horizon, panorama
3
the distance or extent between possible extremes<an actor who can go through the full range of emotion, from joy to sorrow, in mere minutes>Synonymsgamut, scale, spectrum, spread, stretchRelated Wordsmeasure, pitch, scale; amplitude, compass, dimension(s), extent, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width
4
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure<stopped by security personnel while taking an innocent range through the palace grounds>— see walk
5
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another<from the air, the mountain range stretched as far as we could see in both directions>— see line 1
6
an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it<the soup was already heating on the range when we arrived at Grandmaʼs>— see cooker 1
7
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found<the American robinʼs winter range has steadily extended farther and farther north>— see home 2
Learn more about
"range" and related topics at
Britannica.com
|
