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. 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 sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"

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

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"

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

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

n. mountain range in Washington, Oregon and California

v. arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

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

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

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

n. a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

n. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

n. a treeless grassy plain

n. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

n. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

n. a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"

n. an unauthorized copy or imitation

n. the husband or wife of a reigning monarch

n. informal term for a friend of the same sex

n. someone who takes the place of another person

n. a person authorized to act for another

n. (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"

n. an actor able to replace a regular performer when required

n. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

n. the property possessed by a large mass

n. a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"

n. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

n. relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

n. a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"

n. greatness of magnitude

n. (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

n. the extent of something from side to side

n. the geographical area in which one nation is very influential

n. people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

n. a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

n. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

v. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

v. make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"

v. make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"

v. make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"

v. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

v. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

v. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

v. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

v. be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"

v. decorate; "deck the halls with holly"

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

v. wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

v. organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws"

v. regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"

v. feel admiration for

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

v. issue a decree; "The King only can decree"

v. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

v. span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"

v. group with

n. (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

v. destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"