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 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"

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"

v. take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"

v. take precedence or surpass others in rank

v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

adj. very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"

adj. growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation"

adj. abounding with or resembling weeds; "a weedy path"; "weedy plants that take over a garden"

n. a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other

n. a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

n. a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights

n. a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"

n. a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle

n. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"

n. a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

n. status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

n. higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

n. the state of being held in high esteem and honor

n. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"

n. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

n. the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"

n. proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

n. (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species

n. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

n. a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict"

n. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

n. higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

n. a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

n. relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"

n. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

n. the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

v. organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws"

v. regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"

v. feel admiration for

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

v. issue a decree; "The King only can decree"

v. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"

adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

adj. known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold";

adj. thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"

adj. bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"

adj. feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism"

adj. extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"

adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

adj. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

adj. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"

adj. conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

adj. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

adj. not embarrassed; "a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality"- Jerome Stone; "an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened"

adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

adj. not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"

adj. without reservation or exception

v. group with

adj. offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"

adj. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"

adj. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"

adj. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

adj. causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

adj. suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"

adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

adj. causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"

adj. dirty and disgusting; "worry about the gossip and secretiveness and other scrimy sides"- Al Hine

adj. of the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive

adj. smelling of onions or garlic

adj. smelling like bilge water

adj. offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"

adj. stale and unclean smelling

adj. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

adj. of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution

adj. (British informal) malodorous

adj. emitting an odor; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"

adj. giving off a strong unpleasant smell

adj. smelling of fermentation or staleness

adj. producing or bearing berries

adj. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"

adj. marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

adj. producing new life or offspring; "the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions"; "the reproductive or generative organs"

adj. bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"

adj. characterized by abundance of verdure