A range of things is a number of different things of the same general kind.

A range is the complete group that is included between two points on a scale of measurement or quality.

The range of something is the maximum area in which it can reach things or detect things.

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.

If a piece of writing or speech ranges over a group of topics, it includes all those topics.

If people or things are ranged somewhere, they are arranged in a row or in lines.

If animals or people range somewhere, they move around in a place without having a particular destination in mind.

A range of mountains or hills is a line of them.

A range is a large area of open land, especially land in the United States where cattle are kept.

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.

If something is in range or within range, it is near enough to be reached or detected. If it is out of range, it is too far away to be reached or detected.

If you see or hit something at close range or from close range, you are very close to it when you see it or hit it. If you do something at a range of half a mile, for example, you are half a mile away from it when you do it.