SCOPES Synonyms

• a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

• a subject of study

• a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

• a particular environment or walk of life

• a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function

• the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

• navigational instrument for finding directions

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the limit of capability

• drafting instrument used for drawing circles

• bring about; accomplish

• travel around, either by plane or ship

• get the meaning of something

• a particular environment or walk of life

• territory over which rule or control is exercised

• (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

• people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest

• the content of a particular field of knowledge

• the point or degree to which something extends

• the distance or area or volume over which something extends

• the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the limits within which something can be effective

• a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze

• a series of hills or mountains

• a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds

• a variety of different things or activities

• (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined

• the limit of capability

• a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

• change or be different within limits

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun

• range or extend over; occupy a certain area

• lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• let eat

• assign a rank or rating to

• the limits within which something can be effective

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• the limit of capability

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense

• be in or establish communication with

• to gain with effort

• to extend as far as

• reach a goal

• place into the hands or custody of

• to exert much effort or energy

• the complete duration of something

• the distance or interval between two points

• two items of the same kind

• a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)

• a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

• the act of sitting or standing astride

• to cover or extend over an area or time period

• a particular environment or walk of life

• any spherically shaped artifact

• the geographical area in which one nation is very influential

• a particular aspect of life or activity

• a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)

• a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center

• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

• a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

• an area of knowledge or interest

• the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

• gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as a sight

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

• the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

• information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

• extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured

• relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

• (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

• scenery hung at back of stage

• understate the importance or quality of

• navigational instrument for finding directions

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the limit of capability

• drafting instrument used for drawing circles

• bring about; accomplish

• travel around, either by plane or ship

• get the meaning of something

• the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

• a particular environment or walk of life

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

• the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

• move in an orbit

• electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the limits within which something can be effective

• a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze

• a series of hills or mountains

• a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds

• a variety of different things or activities

• (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined

• the limit of capability

• a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

• change or be different within limits

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun

• range or extend over; occupy a certain area

• lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• let eat

• assign a rank or rating to

• the limits within which something can be effective

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• the limit of capability

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense

• be in or establish communication with

• to gain with effort

• to extend as far as

• reach a goal

• place into the hands or custody of

• to exert much effort or energy

• the context and environment in which something is set

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

• arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

• the physical position of something

• a table service for one person

• a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place