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How to pronounce rank in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms grade, order, place, range, rate
Type of pass judgment, evaluate, judge
Has types shortlist, superordinate, downgrade, subordinate, reorder, prioritise, prioritize, upgrade, sequence, seed


how would you rank these students?.
Type Words
Synonyms rank and file
Type of personnel, force


the strike was supported by the union rank and file.
he rose from the ranks to become a colonel.
Type Words
Synonyms crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross


rank treachery.
Type Words
Synonyms social rank, social station, social status
Type of status, position
Has types place, quality, station
Type Words
Synonyms outrank
Type of surpass, excel, stand out
Type Words
Synonyms absolute, downright, out-and-out, right-down, sheer


a rank outsider.
Type Words
Synonyms membership
Type of body


they found dissension in their own ranks.
he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
Type Words
Type of line


the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen.
Type Words
Derivation rankness


rank jungle vegetation.
Type Words
Type of status, position
Has types millionth, nineteenth, ninetieth, ninth, number one, paygrade, princedom, rating, second, second class, seventeenth, seventh, seventieth, sixteenth, sixth, sixtieth, step, tenth, third, thirteenth, thirtieth, thousandth, tier, twelfth, twentieth, viscountcy, viscounty, grade, baronetcy, barony, billionth, dukedom, earldom, eighteenth, eighth, eightieth, eleventh, fifteenth, fifth, fiftieth, first, fortieth, fourteenth, fourth, gradation, archidiaconate, hundredth, kingship, last, level, military rank, military rating


his salary was determined by his rank and seniority.
Type Words
Type of be
Has types come in, come, place, come out
Derivation ranker, ranking


This painting ranks among the best in the Western World.
Type Words
Derivation rankness


rank earth.
Type Words
Derivation rankness


a rank cigar.

Examples of rank

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Start with the stairs, which rank as one of the most dangerous areas of a house.
From the post-gazette.com
Other rank-and-file conservatives are also taking a tough line on spending cuts.
From the cnn.com
The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of the Company.
From the hemscott.com
Without those two and others, the Panthers rank 21st in scoring defense to date.
From the dailyherald.com
He previously worked as an Army helicopter pilot and attained the rank of major.
From the stltoday.com
Exhibitor Relations expects the film will rank 4th this weekend with $9 million.
From the forbes.com
Its rise in rank was fueled by a 121% growth in profits in the past fiscal year.
From the forbes.com
Currently, only advertisers maximum CPC bid for phone calls factor into ad rank.
From the techcrunch.com
Mr McNeill was in the Australian Army for 30 years, rising to the rank of Major.
From the dailymercury.com.au
More examples
  • A row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
  • Take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
  • Very fertile; producing profuse growth; "rank earth"
  • Rate: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
  • Relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
  • Very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"
  • Rank refers to the relative position, value, worth, complexity, power, importance, authority, level, etc. of a person or object within a ranking. The term includes:
  • Rank is a live album by English band The Smiths. It was released in September 1988 by their British record company, Rough Trade, and reached No. 2 in the British charts. In the United States, the album was released on Sire Records and made No. 77.
  • In biological classification, rank is the level (the relative position) in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories. ...