Listerine alternative (5 letters)

{ Answer }

SCOPE

{ Related Clues }

Ambit
Breadth
Comprehensiveness
Elbowroom
Extent
Purview
Range
Sweep
Aim improver
Check (out)
Free play
Halitosis fighter
Length and width
Range of view
Rifle attachment
Room for action
Examine, slangily, with "out"
Sub's eye, for short
Viewing instrument, for short

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer SCOPE is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.

{ Definition }

SCOPE as a noun:

1. (scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit) = an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "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"

2. (setting, background, scope) = the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"

3. (telescope, scope) = a magnifier of images of distant objects

4. (oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO) = electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities