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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Rank \Rank\ (r[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. Ranker
(r[a^][ng]k"[~e]r); superl. Rankest.] [AS. ranc strong,
proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect, Prov.
G. rank slender, Icel. rakkr slender, bold. The meaning seems
to have been influenced by L. rancidus, E. rancid.]
1. Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown
to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.
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And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one
stalk, rank and good. --Gen. xli. 5.
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2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter;
as, rank heresy. ``Rank nonsense.'' --Hare. ``I do forgive
thy rankest fault.'' --Shak.
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3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich
and fertile; as, rank land. --Mortimer.
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4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell;
rank-smelling rue. --Spenser.
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5. Strong to the taste. ``Divers sea fowls taste rank of the
fish on which they feed.'' --Boyle.
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6. Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Rank modus (Law), an excessive and unreasonable modus. See
Modus, 3.
To set (the iron of a plane, etc.) rank, to set so as to
take off a thick shaving. --Moxon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ranker \Rank"er\ (r[a^][ng]k"[~e]r), n.
One who ranks, or disposes in ranks; one who arranges.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Rank \Rank\, a. [Compar. Ranker; superl. Rankest.] [AS. ranc
strong, proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect,
Prov. G. rank slender, Icel. rakkr slender, bold. The meaning
seems to have been influenced by L. rancidus, E. rancid.]
1. Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown
to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.
And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one
stalk, rank and good. --Gen. xli. 5.
2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter;
as, rank heresy. ``Rank nonsense.'' --Hare. ``I do forgive
thy rankest fault.'' --Shak.
3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich
and fertile; as, rank land. --Mortimer.
4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell;
rank-smelling rue. --Spenser.
5. Strong to the taste. ``Divers sea fowls taste rank of the
fish on which they feed.'' --Boyle.
6. Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] --Shak.
Rank modus (Law), an excessive and unreasonable modus. See
Modus, 3.
To set (the iron of a plane, etc.) rank, to set so as to
take off a thick shaving. --Moxon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ranker \Rank"er\, n.
One who ranks, or disposes in ranks; one who arranges.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
ranker
n 1: a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted
status
2: an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed
forces
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ranker
German a.
(comparative of de rank)
Norwegian Bokmål n.
(inflection of nb ranke indef p)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
ranker
a.
(en-comparative of: rank)
n.
1 (lb en countable) One who ranks things, or arranges them in ranks.
2 A kind of soil developed over non-calcareous material, usually
rock.
3 (lb en countable military) A common soldier.
4 (lb en countable) One with a specified rank.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
ranker
German a.
(comparative of de rank)
Norwegian Bokmål n.
(inflection of nb ranke indef p)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
ranker
German a.
(comparative of de rank)
Norwegian Bokmål n.
(inflection of nb ranke indef p)
From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]Ranker /rˈaŋkɜ/From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ][bot.] climbing plants with/using tendrils, climbers with/using tendrils, tendril climbers Synonyms: Rankenpflanzen, Rankengewächse
Ranker /ɹˈaŋkə/ المراتبFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
ranker /ɹˈaŋkə/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]редник a common soldier
ranker /ɹˈaŋkə/ řadový vojínFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
ranker /ɹˈaŋkə/ 1. közlegénybôl lett tiszt 2. közkatona 3. közlegényFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈɹæŋkɝ/
n. 兵,出身行伍的军官;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 士兵,出身行伍的军官