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Rank superl. : Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.

Rank superl. : Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy.

Rank superl. : Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land.

Rank superl. : Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue.

Rank superl. : Strong to the taste.

Rank superl. : Inflamed with venereal appetite.

Rank adv. : Rankly; stoutly; violently.

Rank n. & v. : A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers.

Rank n. & v. : A line of soldiers ranged side by side; -- opposed to file. See 1st File, 1 (a).

Rank n. & v. : Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral.

Rank n. & v. : An aggregate of individuals classed together; a permanent social class; an order; a division; as, ranks and orders of men; the highest and the lowest ranks of men, or of other intelligent beings.

Rank n. & v. : Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank.

Rank n. & v. : Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank.

Rank v. t. : To place abreast, or in a line.

Rank v. t. : To range in a particular class, order, or division; to class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in suitable classes or order; to classify.

Rank v. t. : To take rank of; to outrank.

Rank v. i. : To be ranged; to be set or disposed, as in a particular degree, class, order, or division.

Rank v. i. : To have a certain grade or degree of elevation in the orders of civil or military life; to have a certain degree of esteem or consideration; as, he ranks with the first class of poets; he ranks high in public estimation.

Example:
What is the average Rank for a new gunner assigned to an Apache gunship?

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Defination from the web:
ranking) ... Rank of a playing card, typically one of { ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king } ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) egregious
  (adjective) flagrant
  (adjective) glaring
  (adjective) gross
  (adjective) absolute
  (adjective) downright
  (adjective) right-down
  (adjective) crying
  (adjective) out-and-out
  (adjective) sheer
  (noun) rank and file
  (noun) social station
  (noun) social status
  (noun) social rank
  (noun) membership
  (noun) body
  (noun) force
  (noun) line
  (noun) personnel
  (noun) position
  (noun) status
  (verb) rate
  (verb) range
  (verb) order
  (verb) grade
  (verb) place
  (verb) outrank
  (verb) be
  (verb) evaluate
  (verb) excel
  (verb) judge
  (verb) pass judgment
  (verb) stand out
  (verb) surpass
similar terms
  (adjective) abundant
  (adjective) complete
  (adjective) conspicuous
  (adjective) fertile
  (adjective) offensive


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