RANK

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : rank and file

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : membership

• (noun) a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

  "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"

• (noun) position in a social hierarchy

  "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"

  synonyms : social rank , social station , social status

• (noun) relative status

  "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"

• (verb) assign a rank or rating to

  "how would you rank these students?", "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

  synonyms : grade , order , place , range , rate

• (verb) take or have a position relative to others

  "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"

• (verb) take precedence or surpass others in rank

  synonyms : outrank

• (adj.) growing profusely

  "rank jungle vegetation"

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : absolute , downright , out-and-out , right-down , sheer

  Absolute freedom is an impossibility. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : crying , egregious , flagrant , glaring , gross

  It was a shameful, egregious error on my part and there's nothing I can do to make it better. -added by Administrator

  The act was egregious & should be severely punished. -added by priyavanjeri

  
  -tagged by Administrator
  egregious violation of of child labor laws

• (adj.) very fertile; producing profuse growth

  "rank earth"

• (adj.) very offensive in smell or taste

  "a rank cigar"

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