Rank - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
he rose from the ranks to become a colonel
- the body of members of an organization or group (syn: membership)
he joined the ranks of the unemployed
verb
adjective
Extra examples
You can't expect a rank beginner like her to know all the rules of the game.
...covered with trumpet vines so rank you couldn't see the trellis beneath them...
She's not concerned about rank or wealth.
He rose to the rank of partner in the law firm.
He longed to join the upper social ranks.
He moved up through the ranks to become vice president of the company.
The organization's ranks have doubled in the past two years.
The flu swept through the ranks, infecting almost every soldier.
Several men were selected from the ranks.
A magazine recently ranked the school as one of the best in the country.
The city currently ranks as the world's largest.
Students who rank in the top third of their class have a better chance of being accepted to the college of their choice.
Take the taxi at the head of the rank.
We rank you as our best candidate.
She ranks as the finest teacher we have.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: rank
he/she/it: ranks
present participle: ranking
past tense: ranked
past participle: ranked
singular: rank
plural: ranks
comparative: ranker
superlative: rankest
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