rank

/rˈæŋk/

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Adjective Satellite
very fertile; producing profuse growth; "rank earth"
Adjective Satellite
very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"
Adjective Satellite
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
Adjective Satellite
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
Adjective Satellite
growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation"
Noun
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
Noun
relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
Noun
the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
Noun
position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"
Noun
the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"
Verb
take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
Verb
assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
Verb
take precedence or surpass others in rank
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