Rank — is a very broad term with several meanings. As a noun it is usually related to a relative position or to some kind of ordering (see also ranking). As an adjective it is used to mean profuse, conspicuous, absolute, or unpleasant, especially in… … Wikipedia
rank — [adj1] stinking, foul bad, dank, disagreeable, disgusting, evil smelling, feculent, fetid, funky*, fusty*, gamy*, graveolent, gross*, high, humid, loathsome, mephitic, moldy, musty, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, off, offensive,… … New thesaurus
rank and file — 1590s, in reference to the horizontal and vertical lines of soldiers marching in formation; thence generalized to common soldiers (1796) and common people (1860) … Etymology dictionary
formation — [n] composition, establishment accumulation, architecture, arrangement, compilation, configuration, constitution, construction, creation, crystallization, deposit, design, development, dispersal, disposition, embodiment, evolution, fabrication,… … New thesaurus
rank — rank1 rankless, adj. /rangk/, n. 1. a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body. 2. a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain. 3. high position or station… … Universalium
Rank Hovis McDougall — This article is about Rank Hovis McDougall. For the academic journal Revista Hispánica Moderna, see Revista Hispánica Moderna. Rank Hovis McDougall Former type Public Industry Food Fate Acquired … Wikipedia
rank — I [[t]ræŋk[/t]] n. 1) a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain[/ex] 2) high position or station: a person of rank[/ex] 3) relative position or standing: a writer of the first rank[/ex] 4) a row or… … From formal English to slang
rank — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ranc overbearing, strong; akin to Old Norse rakkr erect and perhaps to Old English riht right more at right Date: 13th century 1. luxuriantly or excessively vigorous in growth 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rank — I. /ræŋk / (say rangk) noun 1. a number of persons forming a separate class in the social scale or in any graded body: people of every rank and station. 2. position or standing in the social scale or in any graded body: the rank of colonel. 3.… …
rank — 1. Grade. Kūlana, ki eki e, papa. ♦ High rank, kūlana ali i, kūlana ki eki e, hulinu u, le olani (see sayings, kamahele, mānoanoa.) ♦ Low rank, kūlana ha aha a, kupali i, alu. ♦ To marry a close relative in order to increase rank of… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
