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The correct spelling is rank.
How to pronounce rank
/ɹæŋk/
adjectiveIPA: /ɹæŋk/
Say it like: Ran-k
The correct spelling is rank. Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things). For example: "rank nonsense"
Usage Examples
“rank nonsense”
“rank grass”
“rank land”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things).
- 2.Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.
- 3.Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric.
- 4.Causing strong growth; producing luxuriantly; rich and fertile.
- 5.Strong to the senses; offensive; noisome.
adverb
- 1.Quickly, eagerly, impetuously.
noun
- 1.A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"].
- 2.In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.
- 3.One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality
- 4.The level of one's position in a class-based society
- 5.A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military
verb
- 1.To place abreast, or in a line.
- 2.To have a ranking.
- 3.To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.
- 4.To take rank of; to outrank.
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