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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | rank | Very fertile |
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| 2 | rank | Very offensive in smell or taste | |
| 3 | rank, crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross | Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible | |
| 4 | rank, absolute, downright, out-and-out, right-down, sheer | Complete and without restriction or qualification | |
| 5 | rank | Growing profusely | |
| NOUN | 1 | rank | A row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another |
| 2 | rank | Relative status | |
| 3 | rank, rank and file | The ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) | |
| 4 | rank, social station, social status, social rank | Position in a social hierarchy | |
| 5 | rank, membership | The body of members of an organization or group | |
| VERB | 1 | rank | Take or have a position relative to others |
| 2 | rank, rate, range, order, grade, place | Assign a rank or rating to | |
| 3 | rank, outrank | Take precedence or surpass others in rank |
| Sounds | rae'ngk |
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| Rhymes | antitank, bank, blank, and 24 more rhymes in aengk at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Very fertile. Producing profuse growth. |
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| Examples | "rank earth" |
| Similar to | fertile |
| Meaning | Very offensive in smell or taste. |
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| Examples | "a rank cigar" |
| Similar to | offensive |
| Meaning | Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible. |
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| Examples | "rank treachery" |
| Synonyms | crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross |
| Similar to | conspicuous, obvious |
| Meaning | Complete and without restriction or qualification. Sometimes used informally as intensifiers. |
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| Examples | "a rank outsider" |
| Synonyms | absolute, downright, out-and-out, right-down, sheer |
| Similar to | complete |
| Meaning | Growing profusely. |
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| Examples | "rank jungle vegetation" |
| Similar to | abundant |
| Meaning | A row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another. |
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| Examples | "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen" |
| Members | end man |
| Broader | line |
| Meaning | Relative status. |
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| Examples | "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" |
| Narrower | first, number one; second; third; fourth; fifth; sixth; seventh; eighth; ninth; tenth; eleventh; twelfth; thirteenth; fourteenth; fifteenth; sixteenth; seventeenth; eighteenth; nineteenth; twentieth; thirtieth; fortieth; fiftieth; sixtieth; seventieth; eightieth; ninetieth; hundredth; thousandth; millionth; billionth; last; grade, level, tier; gradation, step; second class; military rank, military rating, paygrade, rating; archidiaconate; baronetcy, barony; dukedom; earldom; kingship; princedom; viscountcy, viscounty |
| Broader | status, position |
| Verbs | rank; rank |
| Meaning | The ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army). |
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| Examples | "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel" |
| Synonyms | rank and file |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Members | enlisted man |
| Broader | force, personnel |
| Meaning | Position in a social hierarchy. |
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| Synonyms | social station, social status, social rank |
| Narrower | place, station; quality |
| Broader | status, position |
| Meaning | The body of members of an organization or group. |
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| Examples | "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed" |
| Synonyms | membership |
| Member of | organization, organisation |
| Broader | body |
| Meaning | Take or have a position relative to others. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World" |
| Narrower | place, come in, come out; come |
| Broader | be |
| Nouns | rank; ranking; ranker; ranker |
| Meaning | Assign a rank or rating to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "how would you rank these students?" |
| Synonyms | rate, range, order, grade, place |
| Narrower | superordinate; shortlist; seed; reorder; subordinate; prioritize, prioritise; sequence; downgrade; upgrade |
| Broader | judge |
| Nouns | rank |
| Meaning | Take precedence or surpass others in rank. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | outrank |
| Broader | excel, stand out, surpass |