RANK
\ɹˈaŋk], \ɹˈaŋk], \ɹ_ˈa_ŋ_k]\
Definitions of RANK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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take precedence or surpass others in rank
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relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
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growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation"
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very fertile; producing profuse growth; "rank earth"
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very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"
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take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
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assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
By Princeton University
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take precedence or surpass others in rank
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relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
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growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation"
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very fertile; producing profuse growth; "rank earth"
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very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"
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take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
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assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.
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Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land.
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Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue.
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Strong to the taste.
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Inflamed with venereal appetite.
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Rankly; stoutly; violently.
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A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers.
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Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral.
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An aggregate of individuals classed together; a permanent social class; an order; a division; as, ranks and orders of men; the highest and the lowest ranks of men, or of other intelligent beings.
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Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank.
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Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank.
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To place abreast, or in a line.
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To range in a particular class, order, or division; to class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in suitable classes or order; to classify.
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To take rank of; to outrank.
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To be ranged; to be set or disposed, as in a particular degree, class, order, or division.
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To have a certain grade or degree of elevation in the orders of civil or military life; to have a certain degree of esteem or consideration; as, he ranks with the first class of poets; he ranks high in public estimation.
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A line of soldiers ranged side by side; - opposed to file. See 1st File, 1 (a).
By Oddity Software
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Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.
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Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land.
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Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue.
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Strong to the taste.
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Inflamed with venereal appetite.
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Rankly; stoutly; violently.
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A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers.
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Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral.
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An aggregate of individuals classed together; a permanent social class; an order; a division; as, ranks and orders of men; the highest and the lowest ranks of men, or of other intelligent beings.
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Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank.
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Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank.
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To place abreast, or in a line.
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To range in a particular class, order, or division; to class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in suitable classes or order; to classify.
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To take rank of; to outrank.
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To be ranged; to be set or disposed, as in a particular degree, class, order, or division.
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To have a certain grade or degree of elevation in the orders of civil or military life; to have a certain degree of esteem or consideration; as, he ranks with the first class of poets; he ranks high in public estimation.
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A line of soldiers ranged side by side; - opposed to file. See 1st File, 1 (a).
By Noah Webster.
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A row of objects; a line of soldiers drawn up side by side; high position; as, a man of rank; social or official class; as, a person of low rank; the rank of captain; degree of worth or eminence; as, a poet of the first rank.
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To draw up in line; include in a certain class, order, or division; to be of a higher grade than.
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To hold a certain grade or position.
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Plentiful and coarse in growth; as, rank weeds; strong in taste or smell; as, rank butter; extreme; as, rank poison.
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Rankly.
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Rankness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Rankly.
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Rankness.
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A row or line, esp. of soldiers standing side by side: class or order: grade or degree: station: high social position.
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To place in a line: to range in a particular class: to place methodically.
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To be placed in a rank: to have a certain degree of elevation or distinction.
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Growing high and luxuriantly: coarse from excessive growth: raised to a high degree: excessive: causing strong growth: very fertile: strong scented: strong tasted: rancid: strong.
By Daniel Lyons
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Rankly.
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Rankness.
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To place in a rank; form in line; range.
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To take precedence of.
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To have rank.
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Vigorous in growth.
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Strong and offensive; flagrant.
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A line or row; a line of soldiers side by side; opposed to file.
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Relative position; grade; degree.
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High degree or position.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A row; order; degree; dignity.
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Rancid; strong-scented; luxuriant; flagrant.
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To occupy a rank.
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To place in a rank.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. A row or line of things ; things in a line ; a range ;-a. line of soldiers standing abreast or side by side - opposed to file ;-a commission in the army or navy ; a particular status or position in the service; grade; also, promotion ; higher step ;-a division ; a class ; an order; a particular set of men in public or social life ;-hence, social position ; nobility; title ; eminence, &c. ;-pl. Ranks, the common soldiers. Rank and file, common soldiers and non-commissioned officers collectively.
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