range


Meanings

  • 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 limits within which something can be effective;
    • "range of motion"
  • 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"
  • a series of hills or mountains;
    • "the valley was between two ranges of hills"
    • "the plains lay just beyond the mountain 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"
  • a variety of different things or activities;
    • "he answered a range of questions"
    • "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"
  • (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined;
  • the limit of capability;
  • a kitchen appliance used for cooking food;
  • change or be different within limits;
    • "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"
    • "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"
    • "My students range from very bright to dull"
  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
  • have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun;
    • "This gun ranges over two miles"
  • range or extend over; occupy a certain area;
  • lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line;
  • feed as in a meadow or pasture;
  • let eat;
    • "range the animals in the prairie"
  • assign a rank or rating to;
  • RANGE v RANGED, RANGING, RANGES to place in a particular order


Scrabble Score: 6

range is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

range is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

range is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

range is a valid Words With Friends word