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rank

/ rank /
adjective satellite/verb

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
very offensive in smell or taste
"a rank cigar"
Similar:
offensive
adjective satellite Sense 2
very fertile; producing profuse growth
"rank earth"
Similar:
fertile
adjective satellite Sense 3
growing profusely
"rank jungle vegetation"
Similar:
abundant
verb Sense 4
take precedence or surpass others in rank
Type of:
excel stand out surpass
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
take or have a position relative to others
"This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
place come in come out come
Derived:
ranker ranking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
relative status
"his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
Type of:
status position
Kinds of:
first number one second third fourth
Derived:
rate range order grade place
noun Sense 7
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
"the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
Type of:
line
verb Sense 8
assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"
"The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
Type of:
judge
Kinds of:
superordinate shortlist seed reorder subordinate
Derived:
place position mark grade score
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 9
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"
Type of:
body
Has parts:
organization organisation
noun Sense 10
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"
Type of:
force personnel
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 11
position in a social hierarchy
"the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"
Type of:
status position
Kinds of:
place station quality
adjective satellite Sense 12
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"
Similar:
conspicuous obvious
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
5
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

offensive fertile abundant excel stand out surpass be place come in come out come status