Scope

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Extended area.

II. Scope ·noun Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable.

III. Scope ·vt To look at for the purpose of evaluation; usually with out; as, to scope out the area as a camping site.

IV. Scope ·noun Room or opportunity for free outlook or aim; space for action; amplitude of opportunity; free course or vent; liberty; range of view, intent, or action.

V. Scope ·noun That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose; intention; drift; object.