| query | A r____ of mountains or hills is a line of them.A range of mountains or hills is a line of them. ...the massive mountain ranges to the north. ...an impressive range of hills topped with trees. |
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| word | range |
| full-definition | noun A range of things is a number of different things of the same general kind. A wide range of colours and patterns are available. The two men discussed a range of issues. The range includes chests of drawers, tables and wardrobes. A range is the complete group that is included between two points on a scale of measurement or quality. The average age range is between 35 and 55. ...properties available in the price range they are looking for. ...top-of-the-range products for which people are prepared to pay a little bit more. The range of something is the maximum area in which it can reach things or detect things. The 120mm mortar has a range of 18,000 yards. The trees on the mountains within my range of vision had all been felled. Tactical nuclear weapons have shorter ranges. A range of mountains or hills is a line of them. ...the massive mountain ranges to the north. ...an impressive range of hills topped with trees. A range is a large area of open land, especially land in the United States where cattle are kept. A rifle range or a shooting range is a place where people can practise shooting at targets. It reminds me of my days on the rifle range preparing for duty in Vietnam. ...an Army firing range. A range or kitchen range is an old-fashioned metal cooker . A range or kitchen range is a large metal device for cooking food using gas or electricity . A range consists of a grill, an oven, and some gas or electric rings. verb If things range between two points or range from one point to another, they vary within these points on a scale of measurement or quality. They range in price from $3 to $15. ...offering merchandise ranging from the everyday to the esoteric. ...temperatures ranging between 5°C and 20°C. If a piece of writing or speech ranges over a group of topics, it includes all those topics. The discussion in this chapter has ranged over a number of matters. If people or things are ranged somewhere, they are arranged in a row or in lines. Some 300 trees have been ranged along the perimeter hedge. More than 1,500 police and troops are ranged against them. If animals or people range somewhere, they move around in a place without having a particular destination in mind. Feeding is not a problem because the birds range over such a large area. They range widely in search of carrion. |
| inflections | rangesrangingranged |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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