noun
It is virtually impossible to determine rank simply by looking at a person
Caldwell uses the privilege of rank to cover up some of his more questionable transactions
Gentlemen of rank should behave with honour, my boy
We gazed on the serried ranks of warriors, golden shields glistening in the sun
Smithers rose from the ranks to become chief executive officer
verb
He was ranked among the best in the school. The applicants are ranked according to their test scores
To Janet, character ranks far above wealth. Phil is so mean that Scrooge would rank high on a list of charitable men in comparison with him
adjective
The expedition could hardly make its way through the rank undergrowth of th jungle
I cannot understand the rank treachery of the man after all that we have done for him. I ventured my opinion, even though a rank outsider
Those bigots always resort to the rank vocabulary of malice and hate. In a secret cupboard was a collection of the rankest literature
The rank stench from the open sewers pervades the air in those pockets of poverty
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