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range - a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" |
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formation,
geological formation the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
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massif a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
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mountain pass,
notch,
pass a small cut
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range - the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" |
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reach |
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limit the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
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earreach,
earshot,
hearing the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot"
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eyeshot,
view the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
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rifle range,
rifle shot a range where people can practice shooting rifles; "during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges"
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range - 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" |
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parcel,
parcel of land,
piece of ground,
piece of land,
tract the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
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home range,
home territory the area in which an animal normally ranges
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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" |
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facility,
installation a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"
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practice range a place for practicing golf shots
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rifle range a range where people can practice shooting rifles; "during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges"
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test range a range for conducting tests
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range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection" |
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assortment,
miscellanea,
miscellany,
mixed bag,
mixture,
motley,
potpourri,
salmagundi,
smorgasbord,
variety a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
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band a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
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range - 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" |
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run |
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lead,
run cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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range - let eat; "range the animals in the prairie" |
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feed,
give introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
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range - lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" |
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array |
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arrange,
set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
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compart lay out in parts according to a plan
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range - range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state" |
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straddle |
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be,
comprise,
constitute,
make up,
represent spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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spread-eagle stretch out completely; "They spread-eagled him across the floor"
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range - have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles" |
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carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
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