range

1.an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet";

the ambit of municipal legislation

2.the limits within which something can be effective;

range of motion

3.a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze;

they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring

4.a series of hills or mountains;

the valley was between two ranges of hills

5.a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds;

the army maintains a missile range in the desert

6.the limits of the values a function can take;

the range of this function is the interval from 0 to 1

7.a variety of different things or activities;

he answered a range of questions

8.the limit of capability;

within the compass of education

9.a kitchen appliance used for cooking food;

dinner was already on the stove

1.change or be different within limits;

Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion

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

The gypsies roamed the woods

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

This gun ranges over two miles

4.range or extend over; occupy a certain area;

The plants straddle the entire state

5.lay out in a line

6.feed as in a meadow or pasture;

the herd was grazing

7.let eat;

range the animals in the prairie

8.assign a rank or rating to;

how would you rank these students?