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 |
adj. very fertile; producing profuse growth rank earth |
adj. very offensive in smell or taste a rank cigar |
adj. 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 |
adj. 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 |
adj. growing profusely rank jungle vegetation |
