rank

  • 41rank|er — «RANG kuhr», noun. 1. Informal. a person who ranks. 2. a soldier in the ranks: »Gentlemen rankers out on the spree, Damned from hell to Eternity (Rudyard Kipling). 3. an officer promoted from the ranks. ╂[< rank1 + er1] …

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  • 42rank — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 level of importance ADJECTIVE ▪ high, senior, superior, top, upper ▪ middle ▪ inferior, junior …

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  • 43rank — I n. row (esp. mil.) 1) to form a rank 2) to break ranks (also fig.) 3) (misc.) to come up, rise from the ranks position, grade 4) to hold a rank (to hold the rank of captain) 5) to pull (colloq.), use one s rank 6) high; junior; low; senior rank …

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  • 44rank — rank1 W3 [ræŋk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(position in army/organization)¦ 2 the ranks 3 break ranks 4¦(line)¦ 5 pull rank (on somebody) 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(social class)¦ 8¦(taxi)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; …

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  • 45rank — ▪ I. rank rank 1 [ræŋk] noun [countable] 1. a particular level of job in an organization, especially a government organization or the army: • His father retired with the rank of major. • Knight Ridder named Maxwell King, 46, to succeed Mr.… …

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  • 46rank — [[t]ræ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦♦♦ ranks, ranking, ranked 1) N VAR: with supp Someone s rank is the position or grade that they have in an organization. He eventually rose to the rank of captain... The former head of counter intelligence had been stripped of his …

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  • 47rank — 1 noun 1 POSITION IN ARMY/ORGANIZATION (C, U) the position or level that someone holds in an organization, especially in the police or armed forces: promotion to the rank of General | high/senior/low/junior rank: Bates is very young to hold such… …

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  • 48rank — I UK [ræŋk] / US noun Word forms rank : singular rank plural ranks ** 1) [countable/uncountable] someone s official position in the armed forces, police, fire service etc Her rank when she retired was captain. rank of: He joined in 1998, and… …

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  • 49rank — rank1 [ ræŋk ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount someone s official position in the military, police force, fire department, etc.: Her rank when she retired was captain. rank of: He joined in 1998, and quickly rose to the rank of detective.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 50rank — 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… …

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