Antonyms for ranges


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : reynj
Phonetic Transcription : reɪndʒ


Definition of ranges

Origin :
  • c.1200, "row or line of persons" (especially hunters or soldiers), from Old French range "range, rank" (see range (v.)). General sense of "line, row" is from early 14c.; meaning "row of mountains" is from 1705.
  • Meaning "scope, extent" first recorded late 15c.; that of "area over which animals seek food" is from 1620s, from the verb. Specific U.S. sense of "series of townships six miles in width" is from 1785. Sense of "distance a gun can send a bullet" is recorded from 1590s; meaning "place used for shooting practice" is from 1862. The cooking appliance so called since mid-15c., for unknown reasons. Originally a stove built into a fireplace with openings on top for multiple operations. Range-finder attested from 1872.
  • noun sphere, distance, extent
  • noun order, series
  • verb order, categorize
  • verb wander, roam
  • verb extend; change within limits
Example sentences :
  • I have since learnt that these ranges were seen by Mr. Giles, and were named the Warburton Ranges.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • These ranges run east and west, and are the highest we have seen.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • The ranges are wide enough, but they're a prison just the same.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • In model engines it ranges from 3/8 of an inch to 11/2 inches.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • On the north side the ranges rise into a background of hills.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • This is a minimum of 20 feet for secondary roads and ranges from 24 to 30 feet for main roads.
  • Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg
  • I might as well be in a convent for all I get to see of the ranges these late days.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • I'll strike them among the foothills of the ranges within three days.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • In the month of November, the thermometer at Pontiana ranges from 78° to 82°.
  • Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel
  • On the west are ranges of distant hills, low but not uncomely.
  • Extract from : « Angling Sketches » by Andrew Lang

Synonyms for ranges

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