n. a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"

n. a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"

n. 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"

n. the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"

n. the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"

n. 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"

n. the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"

n. a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"

n. (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"

v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

v. let eat; "range the animals in the prairie"

v. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"

v. feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"

v. range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"

v. 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"

v. have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles"