[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

range \range\ r=anj, v. t. imp.  p. p. ranged
   r=anjd; p. pr.  vb. n. ranging r=an"ji^ng. oe.
   rengen, of. rengier, f. ranger, of. renc row, rank, f. rang;
   of german origin. see rank, n.
   1. to set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or
      lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to
      rank; as, to range soldiers in line.
      1913 webster

            maccabeus ranged his army by bands.   --2 macc. xii.
                                                  20.
      1913 webster

   2. to place as a single individual among others in a line,
      row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; -- usually,
      reflexively and figuratively, in the sense to espouse a
      cause, to join a party, etc.
      1913 webster

            it would be absurd in me to range myself on the side
            of the duke of bedford and the corresponding
            society.                              --burke.
      1913 webster

   3. to separate into parts; to sift. obs. --holland.
      1913 webster

   4. to dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to
      arrange regularly; as, to range plants and animals in
      genera and species.
      1913 webster

   5. to rove over or through; as, to range the fields.
      1913 webster

            teach him to range the ditch, and force the brake.
                                                  --gay.
      1913 webster

   6. to sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to
      range the coast.
      1913 webster

   note: compare the last two senses 5 and 6 with the french
         ranger une c^ote.
         1913 webster

   7. biol. to be native to, or to live in; to frequent.
      1913 webster
see also:
ranged ranging rank 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

range \range\, v. i.
   1. to rove at large; to wander without restraint or
      direction; to roam.
      1913 webster

            like a ranging spaniel that barks at every bird he
            sees.                                 --burton.
      1913 webster

   2. to have range; to change or differ within limits; to be
      capable of projecting, or to admit of being projected,
      especially as to horizontal distance; as, the temperature
      ranged through seventy degrees fahrenheit; the gun ranges
      three miles; the shot ranged four miles.
      1913 webster

   3. to be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of
      arrangement or classification; to rank.
      1913 webster

            and range with humble livers in content. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. to have a certain direction; to correspond in direction;
      to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; --
      often followed by with; as, the front of a house ranges
      with the street; to range along the coast.
      1913 webster

            which way the forests range.          --dryden.
      1913 webster

   5. biol. to be native to, or live in, a certain district or
      region; as, the peba ranges from texas to paraguay.
      1913 webster

   syn: to rove; roam; ramble; wander; stroll.
        1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

range \range\, n. from range, v.: cf. f. rang'ee.
   1. a series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range
      of buildings; a range of mountains.
      1913 webster

   2. an aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an
      order; a class.
      1913 webster

            the next range of beings above him are the
            immaterial intelligences.             --sir m. hale.
      1913 webster

   3. the step of a ladder; a rung. --clarendon.
      1913 webster

   4. a kitchen grate. obs.
      1913 webster

            he was bid at his first coming to take off the
            range, and let down the cinders.      --l'estrange.
      1913 webster

   5. an extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in
      brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of
      cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove.
      1913 webster

   6. a bolting sieve to sift meal. obs. or prov. eng.
      1913 webster

   7. a wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a
      ramble; an expedition.
      1913 webster

            he may take a range all the world over. --south.
      1913 webster

   8. that which may be ranged over; place or room for
      excursion; especially, a region of country in which cattle
      or sheep may wander and pasture.
      1913 webster

   9. extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or
      extent of excursion; reach; scope; discursive power; as,
      the range of one's voice, or authority.
      1913 webster

            far as creation's ample range extends. --pope.
      1913 webster

            the range and compass of hammond's knowledge filled
            the whole circle of the arts.         --bp. fell.
      1913 webster

            a man has not enough range of thought. --addison.
      1913 webster

   10. biol. the region within which a plant or animal
       naturally lives.
       1913 webster

   11. gun.
       a the horizontal distance to which a shot or other
           projectile is carried.
       b sometimes, less properly, the trajectory of a shot or
           projectile.
       c a place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is
           practiced.
           1913 webster

   12. in the public land system of the united states, a row or
       line of townships lying between two successive meridian
       lines six miles apart.
       1913 webster

   note: the meridians included in each great survey are
         numbered in order east and west from the "principal
         meridian" of that survey, and the townships in the
         range are numbered north and south from the "base
         line," which runs east and west; as, township no. 6,
         n., range 7, w., from the fifth principal meridian.
         1913 webster

   13. naut. see range of cable, below.
       1913 webster

   range of accommodation optics, the distance between the
      near point and the far point of distinct vision, --
      usually measured and designated by the strength of the
      lens which if added to the refracting media of the eye
      would cause the rays from the near point to appear as if
      they came from the far point.

   range finder gunnery, an instrument, or apparatus,
      variously constructed, for ascertaining the distance of an
      inaccessible object, -- used to determine what elevation
      must be given to a gun in order to hit the object; a
      position finder.

   range of cable naut., a certain length of slack cable
      ranged along the deck preparatory to letting go the
      anchor.

   range work masonry, masonry of squared stones laid in
      courses each of which is of even height throughout the
      length of the wall; -- distinguished from broken range
      work, which consists of squared stones laid in courses not
      continuously of even height.

   to get the range of an object gun., to find the angle
      at which the piece must be raised to reach the object
      without carrying beyond.
      1913 webster
see also:
range range of cable range of accommodation range finder range work to get the range of 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

range
     n 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"; "within the compass of this
          article"; "within the scope of an investigation";
          "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit
          of a world power" syn: scope, reach, orbit, compass,
           ambit
     2: the limits within which something can be effective; "range
        of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" syn:
        reach
     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"; "he dreamed of a home on the range"
     4: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two
        ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain
        range" syn: mountain range, range of mountains, chain,
         mountain chain, chain of mountains
     5: 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"
     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"; "he was impressed by the range and
        diversity of the collection"
     8: the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
        syn: compass, reach, grasp
     9: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was
        already on the stove" syn: stove, kitchen stove, kitchen
        range, cooking stove
     v 1: 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" syn: run
     2: 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"; "the laborers drift from
        one town to the next"; "they rolled from town to town"
        syn: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam,
        cast, ramble, rove, drift, vagabond
     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" syn: straddle
     5: lay out in a line syn: array, lay out, set out
     6: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" syn:
         crop, browse, graze, pasture
     7: let eat; "range the animals in the prairie"
     8: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
        students?"; "the restaurant is rated highly in the food
        guide" syn: rate, rank, order, grade, place
see also:
scope reach orbit compass ambit mountain range 
range of mountains chain mountain chain chain of mountains grasp 
stove kitchen stove kitchen range cooking stove run 
roll wander swan stray tramp 
roam cast ramble rove drift 
vagabond straddle array lay out set out 
crop browse graze pasture rate 
rank order grade place 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

521 moby thesaurus words for "range":
   alps, andes, caucasus, himalayas, indian file, rockies, adjust,
   aesthetic distance, agora, aim, air transport, air travel,
   airfreight, align, allocate, allot, alphabetize, alps on alps,
   ambit, amount, amphitheater, ample scope, amplitude, analyze,
   apportion, area, arena, arrange, array, articulation, assort,
   assortment, athletic field, auditorium, auditory range, azimuth,
   background, bank, bat around, bear garden, bearing, bent, bias,
   bigness, blank check, body, bowl, boxing ring, bracket, breadth,
   break down, bulk, bull ring, bum, buzz, caliber, campo, campus,
   canvas, carry, carry out, carrying distance, carte blanche,
   catalog, catalogue, categorize, catena, catenation, chain,
   chain reaction, chaining, choice, chromatic scale, circle,
   circumambulate, circus, class, classify, clear sight, clearance,
   cockpit, codify, coliseum, collection, collocate, color vision,
   colosseum, command, compass, compose, concatenation, cone vision,
   confines, connection, consecution, continuum, cooker, cordillera,
   count ties, course, cover, coverage, current, cut, cycle,
   daylight vision, deal, deal out, deep space, degree, depth,
   depths of space, descent, diameter, diapason, differ, digest,
   dimension, dimensions, direction, direction line, discernment,
   dispose, distance, distribute, divagate, divergence, divide, do,
   dodecuple scale, domain, domination, drift, drone, earreach,
   earshot, elbowroom, encompass, endless belt, endless round,
   enharmonic scale, enlarge, environ, expanse, expansion, extend,
   extend out, extension, extent, eye, eye-mindedness, eyereach,
   eyeshot, eyesight, farness, farsight, farsightedness, field,
   field of view, field of vision, file, filiation, fix, flit, floor,
   fluctuate, forum, free course, free hand, free play, free scope,
   full scope, full swing, gad, gad about, gallivant, gamut, gauge,
   girth, go, go about, go out, go over, go the rounds, gradation,
   grade, graduate, grass, grass veld, grassland, grazing,
   great scale, greatness, ground, group, gym, gymnasium, habitat,
   hall, haugh, haughland, haunt, heading, hearing, height,
   helmsmanship, hippodrome, hit the road, hit the trail, hobo, hold,
   home, horizon, hum, inclination, incline, index, infinity,
   interval, jaunt, keen sight, ken, kind, knock about, knock around,
   largeness, latitude, lay, lea, leap, leeway, length, level, lie,
   light-years, limit, limit of vision, line, line of direction,
   line of march, line of sight, line up, lineage, list, lists, llano,
   locale, locality, long rope, lot, magnitude, major scale,
   maneuvering space, margin, mark, marketplace, marshal, mass,
   massif, mat, match, matter, mead, meadow, meadow land, meander,
   measure, measurement, melodic minor, migrate, mileage, milieu,
   minor scale, monotone, mooch, mountain range, move, naked eye,
   native environment, navigation, neighborhood, nexus, night vision,
   no holds barred, nomadize, notch, nuance, number, octave scale,
   open forum, open space, orbit, order, organize, orientation,
   outdistance, outlie, outlook, outlook over, outrange, outstretch,
   overpass, palaestra, pampa, pampas, panorama, parade ground,
   parcel out, park, parsecs, pas, pass over, pass through, pasturage,
   pasture, pasture land, patrol, peg, pendulum, pentatonic scale,
   perambulate, perception, peregrinate, pererrate, period,
   periodicity, peripheral field, peripheral vision, perspective,
   perspicacity, perspicuity, photopia, piece, pigeonhole, piloting,
   pit, pitch, place, plane, plateau, platform, play, plenum, ply,
   point, powder train, power of sight, prairie, precinct, predispose,
   prize ring, progression, proportion, proportions, prospect,
   province, prowl, public square, purlieu, purview, quarter, queue,
   quick sight, radius, rally, ramble, range out, range over, rank,
   rate, ratio, reach, reach out, realm, reconnoiter, recurrence,
   regiment, register, remoteness, remove, reticulation, ring, roam,
   rod vision, room, rope, rotation, round, routine, rove, row, run,
   run about, rung, saunter, savanna, scale, scan, scene,
   scene of action, scenery, scope, scope of vision, scotopia, scour,
   scour the country, scout, sea room, seeing, selection,
   sense of sight, separation, sequence, series, set, set out,
   setting, shade, shadow, shuttle, shuttle service, sierra, sight,
   sightedness, sightliness, single file, site, size, sort, sound,
   space, span, spectrum, sphere, spread, squared circle, stadium,
   stage, stage set, stage setting, stair, stamping ground, standard,
   steerage, steering, step, steppe, steppeland, stint, straddle,
   straggle, stray, stretch, stretch out, stride, string, string out,
   stroll, subdivide, succession, surround, survey, swale, swath,
   sweep, swing, tabulate, take in, temperament, tendency, tenor,
   terrain, territory, theater, thread, thrust out, tier,
   tilting ground, tiltyard, tolerance, track, train, traipse, tramp,
   transit, travel over, travel through, traverse, tread, trend, tune,
   tuning, twilight vision, type, unobstructed vision, vagabond,
   vagabondize, variety, vary, vega, veld, vicinity, view, vision,
   vista, visual acuity, visual field, visual sense, volume, voyage,
   walk, walk the tracks, wander, way, wayfare, ways,
   whole-tone scale, wide berth, width, windrow, wrestling ring

[6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

range
     
        image
     
     
see also:
image 

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

range, al
  zip codes: 36473

Mountain Range >> M Words
Mountain Range, definition of term: Mountain Range
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Driving Range >> D Words
Driving Range, definition of term: Driving Range
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Cascade Range >> C Words
Cascade Range, definition of term: Cascade Range
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