Rank
verbAdjective
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
“rank treachery”
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
“a rank outsider”
growing profusely
“rank jungle vegetation”
very fertile; producing profuse growth
“rank earth”
very offensive in smell or taste
“a rank cigar”
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”
Type of:PersonnelForcethe body of members of an organization or group
“they found dissension in their own ranks”
“he joined the ranks of the unemployed”
Similar:MembershipType of:Bodya row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
“the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen”
Type of:Linerelative status
“his salary was determined by his rank and seniority”
Type of:StatusPositionposition in a social hierarchy
Type of:StatusPosition
Verb
assign a rank or rating to
“how would you rank these students?”
take or have a position relative to others
“This painting ranks among the best in the Western World”
Type of:Betake precedence or surpass others in rank
Similar:OutrankType of:SurpassExcel
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA