gamutgam‧ut /ˈɡæmət/ noun [singular] 
College life opened up a whole gamut of new experiences. Her feelings that day ran the gamut of emotions (=included all the possibilities between two extremes).
WORD ORIGINgamut
Origin:
1400-1500 Medieval Latin gamma ut, names given to the highest and lowest notes on the musical scaleEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "Fear" is a word that covers a gamut of different feelings.
- Alternative therapies have been successful with a whole gamut of health problems.
- Lodgings run the gamut from rustic cabins to plush hotels.
- New mothers can experience the whole gamut of emotions, from intense joy to deep depression.
- Experiments around the country are running the gamut, with the interesting experiments occurring mainly in smaller states.
- Factors fueling the avid interest in e-commerce run the gamut of the business process.
- His thoughts had run the gamut during lunch, competing in an emotional decathlon.
- It will continue to offer a lineup of products that, well, cover the gamut of all users.
- Rhine Riesling runs the gamut from dry to sweet, but it is generally dry.
Longman Language Activatora set of different things of the same general type
a set of many different things of the same general type that are available in the same place for the same use: · She has an interesting range of hobbies, from stamp-collecting to astronomy.a wide/broad range of something: · Atkins is extremely well educated and able to talk on a broad range of topics.· It was difficult to choose from such a wide range of dishes on the menu.
a complete range of different types of things or people, especially when those at one end of the range are the opposite of those at the other end: spectrum of: · The spectrum of protest activity goes from peaceful to extremely violent.broad/wide/whole/entire spectrum: · Their songs appeal to a broad spectrum of music lovers.· You can find therapists along the whole spectrum, from caring and honest to cool and manipulative.at one end/the other end of the spectrum: · At one end of the spectrum were the Communists, and at the other, the Nationalists.political spectrum (=range of political opinions): · The announcement has upset people all across the political spectrum.
a number of different things of the same kind that are available for you to choose or use: · Customers are invited to view the selection at any time.selection of: · The library also has a selection of foreign language videos on the third floor.wide/broad selection: · The shop offers a wide selection of glasses frames to choose from.
a complete range of every possible emotion, problem, experience etc: gamut of: · "Fear" is a word that covers a gamut of different feelings.a/the whole gamut: · Alternative therapies have been successful with a whole gamut of health problems.· New mothers can experience the whole gamut of emotions, from intense joy to deep depression.run the gamut: · Lodgings run the gamut from rustic cabins to plush hotels.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY College life opened up a whole gamut of new experiences. Her feelings that day ran the gamut of emotions (=included all the possibilities between two extremes).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
the complete range of possibilitiesgamut of College life opened up a whole gamut of new experiences. Her feelings that day ran the gamut of emotions (=included all the possibilities between two extremes).· Then tears, then boredom, then anger, sometimes the whole gamut in an hour.· We run the whole gamut from wonderful fathers to terrible fathers.· One or the other ... Hybrids comprised a whole gamut of deformities.
VERB· Subsidiary characters run the gamut of weird and wacky academics, familiar from a host of campus novels.· His thoughts had run the gamut during lunch, competing in an emotional decathlon.· James Bond ran a similar gamut of attempts to bring his life to a halt.· Factors fueling the avid interest in e-commerce run the gamut of the business process.· Rhine Riesling runs the gamut from dry to sweet, but it is generally dry.· They run the gamut from exploding scoreboards to sushi bars.· The action in the ring runs the gamut from high-flying to low brow.· His targets run the gamut from welfare recipients to corporate executives.
College life opened up a whole gamut of new experiences. Her feelings that day ran the gamut of emotions (=included all the possibilities between two extremes).