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range

range

82 3.5
A large kitchen stove with burners and an oven for cooking
  • noun
  • /reɪndʒ/
  • US
translation icon : cocina
  • "A pot of potatoes I'd set to boil on the range dripped onto the burner and hissed.

Examples

  • When remodeling, we chose a modern range with a sleek design to match our kitchen decor.

  • In the kitchen, she admired the gas range and ran her hand over the table.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • A four-burner Norge range, complete with a built-in electric clock and timer.

  • The new kitchen is equipped with a shiny gas range that includes five burners and an oven.

  • She turned on the range to start cooking dinner, excited to use her new recipes.

Synonyms

stove
vsrange
  • US
110 1.0

A kitchen appliance with hot burners used to cook food

is the larger model that commonly pairs a cooktop with an oven
cooker
vsrange
  • UK
32 1.0

A device like an oven or stove used for cooking food

is the specific large kitchen unit that often includes burners and an oven
6 2.1

A machine used in the kitchen to prepare food, like a microwave or blender

is a specific large cooking appliance within that broader kitchen category
gas stove
vsrange
  • US
5 1.1

A cooker with burners and an oven that uses gas to cook food

is the broader large appliance category not limited to gas fuel
cookstove
vsrange
  • Archaic
2 4.1

A device that burns wood or coal to cook food

is a modern large kitchen appliance usually fitted with burners and an oven
gas range
vsrange
  • US
2 2.1

A cooking stove with gas burners and an oven

is the general large appliance that can use different fuel types
kitchen stove
vsrange
1 1.0

A kitchen appliance with hot burners on top and an oven below for cooking food

is a larger appliance concept that often includes an oven too
cooking stove
vsrange
  • US
1 1.0

A kitchen appliance that cooks food, usually with gas or electricity

is the larger combined appliance often emphasising size and oven inclusion
electric range
vsrange
  • US
1 3.0

A kitchen stove that uses electricity to make heat for cooking

is the wider appliance class that can be electric or gas powered
kitchen range
vsrange
  • US
1 2.4

A large appliance that has burners on top and an oven for cooking food

is the same broad large appliance with burners and often an oven
gas cooker
vsrange
  • UK
1 1.8

A kitchen stove that uses gas to cook food

is the general large appliance term that can use other fuels

Idioms

Very near to someone or something at a short distance

Compounds

79 4.4

Able to work or be used over long distances

22 4.6

For plans or actions that reach far into the future

A long line of connected mountains that forms a high area

14 3.7

An area where people practice shooting at targets, usually with guns

14 3.8

Working only over a small distance

A place where people practice firing guns at targets

visual range
  • Specialized
8 4.7

The distance you can see a clear object like a flag with your eyes

A place where golfers practice hitting balls to marked distances

A chicken raised outdoors with space to move around and find food

2 2.1

A cooking stove with gas burners and an oven

home range
  • Specialized
2 5.6

The area an animal usually moves in to feed and rest each day

range finder
  • Specialized
2 5.7

A tool that measures how far away an object is using a laser

test range
  • Specialized
2 4.9

A place where people test machines, vehicles, or weapons

1 3.9

A place where people practice shooting rifles at targets

1 3.7

A place where people practice shooting at targets for training or sport

1 5.3

Giving children freedom to explore and make choices with little adult help

A long line of high land with many peaks joined together

An area where golfers hit balls to improve their swing

1 5.6

A group of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America

1 3.0

A kitchen stove that uses electricity to make heat for cooking

1 2.7

A place where people practice hitting golf balls over long distances

driving range
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The maximum distance a vehicle can travel on a full tank or full charge under normal conditions

1 2.4

A large appliance that has burners on top and an oven for cooking food

A long mountain range along Australia's east coast from Queensland to Victoria

1 3.6

A device above a stove that removes smoke, steam and cooking smells

A long mountain range in the northwest United States across Washington, Oregon and northern California

A mountain range in Antarctica with high rough peaks and large glaciers

A mountain range in south central Alaska with tall snowy peaks, including Denali, North America's highest mountain

A long group of mountains in Bulgaria that runs from Serbia to the Black Sea

A way of keeping farm animals that lets them roam outdoors

A range of hills in northeastern Minnesota with large amounts of iron ore

A mountain range in northern Kashmir that includes K2, the world's second highest peak

interquartile range
  • Specialized
7.7

The difference between the highest and lowest values of the middle 50 percent of numbers

A mountain range in northern Kashmir that has K2, the second highest mountain in the world

A mountain range in northern Kashmir that includes K2, the world's second highest peak

range of a function
  • Specialized
7.4

All the possible values a rule gives when you put numbers in

range pole
  • Specialized
7.9

A long straight rod with red and white bands that people who measure land use to line up points

range animal
  • Specialized
5.1

An animal like a horse or cow that lives and eats grass on open land

rifle range
  • Specialized
4.4

The farthest distance at which a rifle can hit a target accurately

rocket range
  • Specialized
4.9

A place where people test or launch rockets under safety rules

7.7

A system of radio stations that help pilots find their position and direction

omnidirectional range
  • Specialized
8.7

A radio system that helps pilots find their exact position and direction

A mountain range in northwest Wyoming with tall sharp peaks including the Grand Teton

A device pulled behind a ship that listens for submarines from far away

A range of high mountains on the border between Alaska and Yukon, including Mount St Elias

How Big

range
  • US
82 3.5
stove
  • US
110 1.0
cooktop
  • US
3 3.6
hot plate
15 3.4

Surface Forms

range singular
ranges plural

Etymology

Range (kitchen) comes from the old verb ranger, meaning 'to put in a row', because early cooking stoves were a 'line' of ovens or burners, so a kitchen range is a set of cooking parts in a row.