RANK

RANK 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 8 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
  2. relative status
  3. the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
  4. position in a social hierarchy

💬 Examples

  • "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
  • "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
  • "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"
  • "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"

🔗 Similar words

rank_and_filesocial_stationsocial_statussocial_rankmembership
verb
  1. take or have a position relative to others
  2. assign a rank or rating to
  3. take precedence or surpass others in rank

💬 Examples

  • "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
  • "how would you rank these students?"
  • "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

🔗 Similar words

raterangeordergradeplaceoutrank
adjective
  1. very fertile
  2. very offensive in smell or taste
  3. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  4. complete and without restriction or qualification

💬 Examples

  • "producing profuse growth"
  • "rank earth"
  • "a rank cigar"
  • "a crying shame"

🔗 Similar words

crying(a)egregiousflagrantglaringgrossabsolute
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