Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"the army maintains a missile range in the desert"
"any good golf club will have a range where you can practice"
verb
Sense 2
"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"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"The plants straddle the entire state"
Kinds of:
spread-eagle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
lay out in a line
Kinds of:
compart
Derived:
array
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
let eat
"range the animals in the prairie"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 7
"the valley was between two ranges of hills"
"the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
noun
Sense 8
"they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"
"he dreamed of a home on the range"
verb
Sense 9
"This gun ranges over two miles"
Kinds of:
carry
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun
Sense 10
"he answered a range of questions"
"he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"
Kinds of:
band
Derived:
run
noun
Sense 13
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
"the ambit of municipal legislation"
"within the compass of this article"
"within the scope of an investigation"
"outside the reach of the law"
"in t"
Type of:
extent
verb
Sense 14
"how would you rank these students?"
"The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
Type of:
judge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 16
"the herd was grazing"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 17
"The gypsies roamed the woods"
"roving vagabonds"
"the wandering Jew"
"The cattle roam across the prairie"
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"
"They ro"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
132
Times Searched
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