Dictionary entry details
• RANK (noun)
Meaning:
A row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen
Hypernyms ("rank" is a kind of...):
line (a formation of people or things one beside another)
Meronyms (members of "rank"):
end man (a man at one end of a row of people)
Meaning:
Relative status
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
his salary was determined by his rank and seniority
Hypernyms ("rank" is a kind of...):
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rank"):
last (the last or lowest in an ordering or series)
billionth (position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things)
millionth (position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things)
thousandth (position 1,000 in a countable series of things)
hundredth (position 100 in a countable series of things)
ninetieth (position 90 in a countable series of things)
eightieth (position 80 in a countable series of things)
seventieth (position 70 in a countable series of things)
sixtieth (position 60 in a countable series of things)
grade; level; tier (a relative position or degree of value in a graded group)
gradation; step (relative position in a graded series)
viscountcy; viscounty (the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess)
princedom (the dignity or rank or position of a prince)
kingship (the dignity or rank or position of a king)
earldom (the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess)
dukedom (the dignity or rank or position of a duke)
baronetcy; barony (the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness)
archidiaconate (office or position of an archdeacon)
military rank; military rating; paygrade; rating (rank in a military organization)
second class (not the highest rank in a classification)
fiftieth (position 50 in a countable series of things)
fortieth (position 40 in a countable series of things)
thirtieth (position 30 in a countable series of things)
ninth (position nine in a countable series of things)
eighth (position eight in a countable series of things)
seventh (position seven in a countable series of things)
sixth (position six in a countable series of things)
fifth (position five in a countable series of things)
fourth (following the third position; number four in a countable series)
third (following the second position in an ordering or series)
second (following the first in an ordering or series)
first; number one (the first or highest in an ordering or series)
tenth (position ten in a countable series of things)
eleventh (position 11 in a countable series of things)
twentieth (position 20 in a countable series of things)
nineteenth (position 19 in a countable series of things)
eighteenth (position 18 in a countable series of things)
seventeenth (position 17 in a countable series of things)
sixteenth (position 16 in a countable series of things)
fifteenth (position 15 in a countable series of things)
fourteenth (position 14 in a countable series of things)
thirteenth (position 13 in a countable series of things)
twelfth (position 12 in a countable series of things)
Meaning:
The ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
rank and file; rank
Context examples:
the strike was supported by the union rank and file / he rose from the ranks to become a colonel
Hypernyms ("rank" is a kind of...):
force; personnel (group of people willing to obey orders)
Meronyms (members of "rank"):
enlisted man (a male enlisted person in the armed forces)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Meaning:
Position in a social hierarchy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
social status; social station; social rank; rank
Context example:
the British are more aware of social status than Americans are
Hypernyms ("rank" is a kind of...):
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rank"):
place; station (proper or designated social situation)
quality (high social status)
Meaning:
The body of members of an organization or group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
membership; rank
Context examples:
they polled their membership / they found dissension in their own ranks / he joined the ranks of the unemployed
Hypernyms ("rank" is a kind of...):
body (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity)
Holonyms ("rank" is a member of...):
organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)
• RANK (adjective)
Meaning:
Very fertile; producing profuse growth
Context example:
rank earth
Similar:
fertile (capable of reproducing)
Meaning:
Very offensive in smell or taste
Context example:
a rank cigar
Similar:
offensive (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses)
Meaning:
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Synonyms:
egregious; flagrant; glaring; rank; crying; gross
Context examples:
a crying shame / an egregious lie / flagrant violation of human rights / a glaring error / gross ineptitude / gross injustice / rank treachery
Similar:
conspicuous (obvious to the eye or mind)
Meaning:
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
Synonyms:
sheer; right-down; out-and-out; downright; absolute; rank
Context examples:
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
Similar:
complete (having every necessary or normal part or component or step)
Meaning:
Growing profusely
Context example:
rank jungle vegetation
Similar:
abundant (present in great quantity)
• RANK (verb)
Meaning:
Take or have a position relative to others
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
This painting ranks among the best in the Western World
Hypernyms (to "rank" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rank"):
come in; come out; place (take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal)
come (have a certain priority)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Assign a rank or rating to
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
grade; rate; rank; place; range; order
Context examples:
how would you rank these students? / The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
Hypernyms (to "rank" is one way to...):
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rank"):
upgrade (rate higher; raise in value or esteem)
downgrade (rate lower; lower in value or esteem)
sequence (arrange in a sequence)
prioritise; prioritize (assign a priority to)
subordinate (rank or order as less important or consider of less value)
reorder (assign a new order to)
seed (distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds)
shortlist (put someone or something on a short list)
superordinate (place in a superior order or rank)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Take precedence or surpass others in rank
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
outrank; rank
Hypernyms (to "rank" is one way to...):
excel; stand out; surpass (distinguish oneself)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
