rank

nouns

a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
"the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
rank
is a type of (narrower)
a formation of people or things one beside another
"the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call"
line
relative status
"his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
rank
is a type of (narrower)
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
"he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
position, status
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"
rank, rank and file
position in a social hierarchy
"the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"
rank, social rank, social station, social status
the body of members of an organization or group
"they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"
membership, rank

verbs

take or have a position relative to others
"This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
rank
is derived from
ranker
is derived from
ranker
is derived from
ranking
is a type of (narrower)
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
be
assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
grade, order, place, range, rank, rate
take precedence or surpass others in rank
outrank, rank

adjectives

very fertile; producing profuse growth
"rank earth"
rank
is derived from
rankness
is similar to
capable of reproducing
fertile
very offensive in smell or taste
"a rank cigar"
rank
is derived from
rankness
is similar to
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
"offensive odors"
offensive
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"
crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank
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"
absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer
growing profusely
"rank jungle vegetation"
rank
is derived from
rankness
is similar to
present in great quantity
"an abundant supply of water"
abundant