range

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

“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”

the limits within which something can be effective

“range of motion”

“he was beyond the reach of their fire”

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”

a series of hills or mountains

“the valley was between two ranges of hills”

“the plains lay just beyond the mountain 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”

a variety of different things or activities

“he answered a range of questions”

“he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection”

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”

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

“The gypsies roamed the woods”

“roving vagabonds”

“the wandering Jew”

“The cattle roam across the prairie”

have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun

“This gun ranges over two miles”

range or extend over; occupy a certain area

“The plants straddle the entire state”

lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

“lay out the clothes”

“lay out the arguments”

feed as in a meadow or pasture

“the herd was grazing”

“The animals range”