rank: Information About The Word 'rank'

rank is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'rank' is made up of 4 letters.

• (n) a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
• (n) relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
• (n) the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
• (n) position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"
• (n) the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"
• (s) very fertile; producing profuse growth; "rank earth"
• (s) very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"
• (s) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
• (s) growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation"
• (v) take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
• (v) assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
• (v) take precedence or surpass others in rank

Using the word 'rank' in Scrabble will fetch you 8 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 9 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'rank'

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Words Starting With 'rank'

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Words Containing 'rank'

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