Definition: a wide scope
Usage: the sweep of the plains
Similar words: compass, scope, orbit, range, reach, ambit
Definition: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
Usage: a piano has a greater range than the human voice; the ambit of municipal legislation; within the compass of this article; within the scope of an investigation; outside the reach of the law; in the political orbit of a world power
Synonyms: expanse, area, surface area
Definition: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
Usage: the area of a rectangle; it was about 500 square feet in area
Similar words: extent
Definition: the distance or area or volume over which something extends
Usage: the vast extent of the desert; an orchard of considerable extent
Synonyms: expanse
Definition: a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
Similar words: space
Definition: an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
Usage: the architect left space in front of the building; they stopped at an open space in the jungle; the space between his teeth