rank
1. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another (Freq. 20)
- the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen
• Hypernyms:
line
• Member Meronyms:
end man
2. relative status (Freq. 6)
- his salary was determined by his rank and seniority
• Hypernyms:
status, position
• Hyponyms:
first, number one, second, third, fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth,
eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth,
seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, thirtieth, fortieth,
fiftieth, sixtieth, seventieth, eightieth, ninetieth, hundredth,
thousandth, millionth, billionth, last, grade, level,
tier, gradation, step, second class, military rank, military rating,
paygrade, rating, archidiaconate, baronetcy, barony, dukedom,
earldom, kingship, princedom, viscountcy, viscounty
3. the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) (Freq. 3)
- the strike was supported by the union rank and file
- he rose from the ranks to become a colonel
• Syn:
rank and file
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
force, personnel
• Member Meronyms:
enlisted man
4. position in a social hierarchy (Freq. 2)
- the British are more aware of social status than Americans are
• Syn:
social station, social status, social rank
• Hypernyms:
status, position
• Hyponyms:
place, station, quality
5. the body of members of an organization or group (Freq. 1)
- they polled their membership
- they found dissension in their own ranks
- he joined the ranks of the unemployed
• Syn:
membership
• Derivationally related forms:
member (for: membership)
• Hypernyms:
body
• Member Holonyms:
organization, organisation
1. take or have a position relative to others (Freq. 2)
- This painting ranks among the best in the Western World
• Derivationally related forms:
ranker, ranking
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
place, come in, come out, come
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. assign a rank or rating to (Freq. 1)
- how would you rank these students?
- The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
• Syn:
rate, range, order, grade, place
• Derivationally related forms:
place (for: place), grade (for: grade), gradation (for: grade), grader (for: grade), grading (for: grade), order (for: order), ordering (for: order)
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Hyponyms:
superordinate, shortlist, seed, reorder, subordinate,
prioritize, prioritise, sequence, downgrade, upgrade
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. take precedence or surpass others in rank
• Syn:
outrank
• Hypernyms:
excel, stand out, surpass
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody (for: outrank)
1. very fertile;
producing profuse growth (Freq. 1)
- rank earth
• Similar to:
fertile
• Derivationally related forms:
rankness
2. very offensive in smell or taste
- a rank cigar
• Similar to:
offensive
• Derivationally related forms:
rankness
3. 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
• Syn:
absolute, downright, out-and-out, right-down, sheer
• Similar to:
complete
• Derivationally related forms:
absoluteness (for: absolute)
4. 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
• Syn:
crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross
• Similar to:
conspicuous
5. growing profusely
- rank jungle vegetation
• Similar to:
abundant
• Derivationally related forms:
rankness
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