rank

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UK /ræŋk/
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a position in the hierarchy of the armed forces

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He was promoted to the rank of captain.
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What is your rank in the army?
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gradestatuspositionlevelstanding
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a position in a scale of quality, quantity, or importance

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The university holds a high rank among global institutions.
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His performance was of the highest rank.
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levelgradeclasscategorystanding
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to give a rank or place to (someone or something) within a grading system

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We need to rank these candidates by their qualifications.
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The software can rank search results by relevance.
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classifycategorizegradesortorder
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having a strong, unpleasant smell

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The garbage had a rank odor.
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The air in the old cellar was rank and damp.
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foulfetidrancidputridstinking
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excessively vigorous or abundant in growth

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The garden was overgrown with rank weeds.
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His writing was full of rank sentimentality.
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lushdenseprofuseovergrownexcessive
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