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- n a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen - n relative status
his salary was determined by his rank and seniority - n 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 - n position in a social hierarchy
- n the body of members of an organization or group
they found dissension in their own ranks
he joined the ranks of the unemployed - v take or have a position relative to others
This painting ranks among the best in the Western World - v assign a rank or rating to
how would you rank these students? - v take precedence or surpass others in rank
- s very fertile; producing profuse growth
rank earth - s very offensive in smell or taste
a rank cigar - s conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
rank treachery - s complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
a rank outsider - s growing profusely
rank jungle vegetation
- Noted statistician Joel Stein creates a mathematical formula to rank the influence of everyone from Vladimir Putin to Bruce Springsteen.
- As competition gets more fierce and pressure more intense, many schools are phasing out class ranking systems.
- Roll over the grid to on the right to see jobs by rank.