range
Noun
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An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: (synset 105132642)
hypernym: extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extendshyponym:
- approximate range, ballpark - near to the scope or range of something
- confines - a bounded scope
- contrast - the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
- internationalism, internationality - quality of being international in scope
- latitude - scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
- horizon, purview, view - the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
- expanse, sweep - a wide scope
- gamut - a complete extent or range:
- spectrum - a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities
- palette, pallet - the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
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The limits within which something can be effective (synset 108646496)
hypernym: limit - as far as something can gohyponym:
- earreach, earshot, hearing - the range within which a voice can be heard
- eyeshot, view - the range of the eye
- rifle range, rifle shot - the distance that a rifle bullet will carry
synonym: reach -
A large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze (synset 108646774)
hyponym: home range, home territory - the area in which an animal normally ranges
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A series of hills or mountains (synset 109426609)
hypernym: formation, geological formation - (geology) the geological features of the earthinstance hyponym:
- adirondack mountains, adirondacks - a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
- admiralty range - mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land
- alaska range - a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley
- alleghenies, allegheny mountains - the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
- alps, the alps - a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
- altai mountains, altay mountains - a mountain range in central Asia that extends a thousand miles from Kazakhstan eastward into western Mongolia and northern China
- andes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
- apennines - a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula
- appalachian mountains, appalachians - a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
- atlas mountains - a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia
- australian alps - a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range
- balkan mountain range, balkan mountains, balkans - the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
- berkshire hills, berkshires - a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area
- black hills - mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore
- blue ridge, blue ridge mountains - a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
- cantabrian mountains - a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay
- carpathian mountains, carpathians - a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area
- cascade mountains, cascade range, cascades - a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
- catskill mountains, catskills - a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
- caucasus, caucasus mountains - the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia
- coast mountains, coast range - a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California
- cumberland mountains, cumberland plateau - the southwestern part of the Appalachians
- dolomite alps - an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone
- eastern highlands, great dividing range - a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia
- great smoky mountains - part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee
- green mountains - a range of the Appalachian Mountains that extends from south to north through Vermont
- guadalupe mountains - a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains
- himalaya, himalaya mountains, himalayas - a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
- hindu kush, hindu kush mountains - a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas
- karakoram, karakoram range, karakorum range, mustagh, mustagh range - a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
- kuenlun, kuenlun mountains, kunlan shan, kunlun, kunlun mountains - a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles
- mesabi range - a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887
- mount carmel - a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast
- nan ling - a mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west
- ozark mountains, ozark plateau, ozarks - an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
- pamir mountains, the pamirs - a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China
- pyrenees - a chain of mountains between France and Spain
- rhodope mountains - a mountain range in the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe; extends along the border between Greece and Bulgaria
- rockies, rocky mountains - the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide
- sacramento mountains - mountain range in New Mexico to the east of the Rio Grande
- san juan mountains - a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains
- sayan mountains - a range of mountains in southern Siberia to the west of Lake Baikal; contain important mineral deposits
- selkirk mountains - a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia
- sierra - a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
- sierra madre occidental - a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline
- sierra madre oriental - a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico
- high sierra, sierra nevada, sierra nevada mountains - a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney
- sierra nevada - a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast to the east of Granada
- st. elias mountains, st. elias range - a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory
- taconic mountains - a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont
- teton range - a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton
- tien shan, tyan shan - a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles
- transylvanian alps - a range of the southern Carpathian Mountains extending across central Romania
- tyrolean alps - a popular tourist area in the Tyrol
- ural mountains, urals - a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia
part holonym:- massif - a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
- mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
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A place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds (synset 104060330)
hypernym: facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industryhyponym:
- practice range - a place for practicing golf shots
- rifle range - a range where people can practice shooting rifles
- test range - a range for conducting tests
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A variety of different things or activities (synset 108416543)
hypernym: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety - a collection containing a variety of sorts of thingshyponym: band - a range of frequencies between two limits
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(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined (synset 108016746)
domain category: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementhypernym: set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbolssynonym: image, range of a function
- The limit of capability (synset 105631411)
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A kitchen appliance used for cooking food (synset 104337478)
hypernym: kitchen appliance - a home appliance used in preparing foodhyponym:
- charcoal burner - a stove that burns charcoal as fuel
- cookstove - a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove)
- electric range - a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power
- gas cooker, gas range, gas stove - a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas
- potbelly, potbelly stove - a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned
- primus, primus stove - a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers
- spirit stove - a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol
Verb
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Change or be different within limits (synset 202732914)
hypernym: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)synonym: run
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Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (synset 201885173)
hypernym: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphoricallyhyponym:
- maunder - wander aimlessly
- gad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
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Have a range
Be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun (synset 202747024)hyponym: carry - be conveyed over a certain distance -
Range or extend over
Occupy a certain area (synset 202696226)hyponym: spread-eagle - stretch oversynonym: straddle -
Lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line (synset 201476839)
hyponym: compart - lay out in parts according to a plan
- Feed as in a meadow or pasture (synset 201578996)
- Let eat (synset 201207059)
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Assign a rank or rating to (synset 200659723)
hyponym:
- superordinate - place in a superior order or rank
- shortlist - put someone or something on a short list
- seed - distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
- reorder - assign a new order to
- subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value
- prioritise, prioritize - assign a priority to
- sequence - arrange in a sequence
- downgrade - rate lower; lower in value or esteem
- upgrade - rate higher; raise in value or esteem
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