range
• noun 1 the area of variation between limits on a particular scale: the car’s outside my price range. 2 a set of different things of the same general type. 3 the scope or extent of a person’s or thing’s abilities or capacity. 4 the distance within which something is able to operate or be effective. 5 a line or series of mountains or hills. 6 a large area of open land for grazing or hunting. 7 an area used as a testing ground for military equipment. 8 an area with targets for shooting practice. 9 the area over which a plant or animal is distributed. a large cooking stove with several burners or hotplates. • verb 1 vary or extend between specified limits. 2 place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner. 3 (range against) place in opposition to. 4 travel or wander over a wide area. 5 embrace a wide number of different topics. — ORIGIN Old French, ‘row, rank’, from rangier ‘put in order’.
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