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Plural for maximum distance of capability
“What was that noise, that movement in the night, out there just beyond my range of vision?”
Plural for a set of different things of the same general type
“Ancestral diploids which could have given rise to this range of species may have been numerous.”
Plural for an assortment or mixture of different things or elements
“Bill's work requires him to carry a wide range of equipment with him each day.”
Plural for a line or series things
“It is today a range of hills and valleys pulsating with life, whereas when I first knew it, it was decaying.”
Plural for a line or series of mountains or hills
“The mountain range is perhaps the country's most ecologically sensitive spot.”
Plural for a large area of open land for grazing or hunting
“Our home on the range is where the deer and the antelope play.”
Plural for a large cooking stove with burners or hotplates and one or more ovens
“I remember clearly my mother's kitchen with a coal range and the hot water cylinder alongside.”
Plural for a walk taken for pleasure
“We decided to take a relaxing range through the forest.”
(ecology) Plural for the geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found
“The bird's winter range has steadily extended farther north over the years.”
Plural for the dimensions, amount, or extent of something
Plural for goods to be bought and sold
Plural for a large number of people or things
Plural for where something is positioned or located
Plural for a distance from which sound is still audible
Plural for an ordered series or arrangement
Plural for a collection or store of things
Plural for a representative sample taken from a whole, typically used for analysis
Plural for a place where weapons or military equipment are stored
Plural for a place of abode
Plural for a portion allotted to someone, something, or a group
Plural for underwater or partially submerged ledge
Plural for a period or time free from engagement
Plural for a large sheep or cattle farm
Plural for the path of a body as it travels through space
Plural for the target space into which a function maps elements of its domain
To range or occur within a continuous spectrum
“The colors of a chameleon can range anywhere from pink to turquoise.”
To aimlessly move or drift from place to place
“Treasure hunters would range the valley in search of gold.”
To assort according to type, category or class
“Explorers regularly range the plants and animals they encounter according to genera and species.”
To establish or be situated in a line or series
“The vendors would range all sorts of fresh produce along their stalls.”
To move over or back and forth over
To move or walk, especially in an orderly fashion as a group in a single line
To position or arrange in a given place or position
To depart or leave
(of a person or animal) To move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey
To move around or sideways unsteadily
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