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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sphere, distance, extent |
| Synonyms: | ambit, amplitude, area, bounds, circle, compass, confines, diapason, dimension, dimensions, domain, earshot, elbowroom, expanse, extension, extensity, field, gamut, hearing, ken, latitude, leeway, length, limits, magnitude, matter, neighborhood, orbit, order, panorama, parameters, play, province, purview, radius, reach, realm, run, run of, scope, space, span, spectrum, sphere, spread, stretch, sweep, swing, territory, tune, vicinity, width |
| Antonyms: | extreme |
| Main Entry: | area |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extent, scope of a surface |
| Synonyms: | breadth, compass, distance, expanse, field, operation, range, size, space, sphere, stretch, width |
| Main Entry: | armory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military building, usually for storing weapons |
| Synonyms: | arsenal, center, depot, dump, factory, headquarters, magazine, plant, range |
| Main Entry: | breadth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extent |
| Synonyms: | amplitude, area, compass, comprehensiveness, dimension, expanse, extensiveness, fullness, gamut, greatness, inclusiveness, largeness, magnitude, measure, orbit, range, reach, scale, scope, size, space, spread, stretch, sweep, vastness |
| Main Entry: | capacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | volume; limit of volume held |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, amplitude, bulk, burden, compass, contents, dimensions, expanse, extent, full, holding ability, holding power, latitude, magnitude, mass, measure, proportions, quantity, range, reach, retention, room, scope, size, space, spread, standing room only, sufficiency, sweep |
| Notes: | applied to a person, ability and capacity mean about the same thing but are grammatically different: an ability to do something, a capacity for doing something; ability is qualitative while capacity is quantitative capacity refers to a general ability to comprehend an issue or perform a task; capability implies a reference to one of a set of such abilities |
| Main Entry: | circuit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revolution, track, boundary |
| Synonyms: | ambit, area, bounds, circle, circling, circulation, circumference, circumnavigation, circumscription, circumvolution, compass, course, cycle, district, gyration, gyre, journey, lap, limit, line, orbit, perambulation, perimeter, periphery, range, region, round, route, tour, tract, turn, turning, twirl, way, wheel, whirl, wind, winding, zone |
| Main Entry: | class |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kind, sort, category |
| Synonyms: | branch, brand, breed, cast, caste, character, classification, collection, color, degree, denomination, department, description, designation, distinction, division, domain, estate, family, feather, frame, genre, genus, grade, grain, grouping, hierarchy, humor, ilk, kidney, league, make, mold, name, nature, order, origin, property, province, quality, range, rank, rate, school, sect, section, selection, set, source, species, sphere, standing, status, stripe, style, suit, temperament, value, variety |
| Main Entry: | compass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundary, periphery |
| Synonyms: | ambit, area, bound, circle, circuit, circumference, circumscription, confines, domain, enclosure, environs, expanse, extent, field, limit, limitation, orbit, perimeter, precinct, purlieus, purview, radius, range, reach, realm, restriction, round, scope, sphere, stretch, sweep, zone |
| Main Entry: | confines |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundaries |
| Synonyms: | borders, bounds, circumference, compass, country, dimension, edge, end, environs, extent, limits, orbit, periphery, precinct, proportions, purlieus, purview, radius, range, reach, region, scope, sweep, term, terrain, territory |
| Antonyms: | open |
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