Definitions
noun
relative status
“his salary was determined by his rank and seniority”
verb
take or have a position relative to others
“This painting ranks among the best in the Western World”
adjective
very fertile; producing profuse growth
“rank earth”
adjective
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”
adjective
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
“rank treachery”
adjective
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
“a rank outsider”
noun
the body of members of an organization or group
“they found dissension in their own ranks”
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