rank (n.)
- absolute
- ancestry
- aristocracy
- army
- arrant
- array
- articulation
- ascendancy
- attribute
- authority
- bad
- bank
- base
- bassoon
- battalion
- battery
- birth
- black
- blood
- blue
- bolt
- bombard
- bourdon
- bracket
- branch
- brigade
- broad
- bulk
- buzz
- cachet
- cadre
- call
- capacity
- capital
- case
- caste
- catalog
- category
- catena
- catenation
- cello
- chain
- character
- circumstance
- circumstances
- clan
- clarinet
- clarion
- class
- classical
- cohort
- column
- company
- complement
- concatenation
- condition
- connection
- consequence
- continuity
- continuum
- cornet
- corps
- count
- course
- criminal
- cutting
- cycle
- dark
- degree
- dense
- descent
- detachment
- detail
- diapason
- digest
- dignity
- distinction
- divide
- division
- dreadful
- drone
- dulciana
- echelon
- eminence
- estate
- estimate
- evil
- face
- figure
- file
- filiation
- filler
- fix
- footing
- form
- formation
- foul
- frank
- front
- function
- gamba
- gamut
- gamy
- garrison
- gauge
- genteelness
- gentility
- gradation
- grade
- graduate
- grave
- greatness
- gross
- group
- grouping
- guess
- gutter
- head
- heading
- heavy
- hierarchy
- high
- homespun
- hum
- icky
- importance
- index
- influence
- irregular
- jam
- kin
- kudos
- label
- lead
- legion
- level
- line
- lineage
- linsey-woolsey
- list
- little
- location
- lot
- lousy
- low
- low-down
- lurid
- lush
- mark
- marshal
- match
- mean
- measure
- melodia
- mixture
- modality
- mode
- modifier
- moment
- monotone
- nasty
- nauseant
- nexus
- nobility
- nobleness
- object
- oboe
- octave
- off
- offensive
- olid
- order
- organization
- outfit
- overrun
- pass
- peerage
- pendulum
- perfect
- periodicity
- petty
- phalanx
- piccolo
- pickle
- pigeonhole
- place
- platoon
- plenum
- plight
- poky
- poor
- position
- positive
- posse
- posture
- power
- precedence
- predicament
- predicate
- pressure
- prestige
- principal
- priority
- prize
- progression
- prominence
- proportion
- qualifier
- quality
- queue
- quiet
- quint
- race
- range
- rate
- rating
- raw
- recurrence
- regiment
- register
- regular
- reprobate
- reptilian
- reticulation
- riddle
- rotation
- rough
- round
- routine
- row
- royalty
- rubric
- run
- sad
- scale
- schlock
- screen
- scurvy
- section
- seniority
- separate
- sept
- sequence
- series
- set
- shattering
- shawm
- shoddy
- sieve
- sinful
- situation
- size
- slot
- small
- smelling
- sort
- sour
- spectrum
- sphere
- spot
- squad
- squadron
- staff
- stage
- stand
- standing
- star
- state
- station
- stature
- status
- stop
- strain
- strata
- stratum
- string
- strong
- structure
- subdivision
- subgroup
- subject
- suborder
- subordinate
- subordination
- succession
- superiority
- superlative
- swath
- syntax
- terrible
- thick
- thread
- tier
- tierce
- title
- total
- train
- tremolo
- trombone
- troop
- trumpet
- twelfth
- type
- unit
- unmentionable
- utter
- value
- vibrato
- vile
- viola
- weight
- weightiness
- wing
- workers
- worst
- wrong
rank (v.)
- adjust
- align
- alphabetize
- analyze
- antecede
- appraise
- appreciate
- arrange
- arrant
- array
- assess
- assort
- attribute
- bad
- bank
- base
- birth
- black
- blood
- blue
- bolt
- bombard
- bracket
- branch
- brigade
- bulk
- buzz
- call
- case
- catalog
- categorize
- chain
- character
- clarion
- class
- classify
- codify
- collate
- company
- complement
- complete
- condition
- consummate
- corrupt
- count
- course
- cycle
- dense
- deploy
- detail
- digest
- dirty
- dispose
- distinction
- divide
- drone
- enlarge
- estate
- estimate
- evaluate
- evil
- face
- figure
- file
- fix
- form
- foul
- frank
- front
- function
- garrison
- gauge
- gradate
- grade
- graduate
- grave
- gross
- group
- guess
- gutter
- harmonize
- head
- high
- hum
- index
- influence
- jam
- kin
- label
- lavish
- lead
- level
- line
- list
- little
- lot
- low
- lush
- mark
- marshal
- match
- mean
- measure
- mode
- normalize
- object
- off
- order
- organize
- outfit
- outrank
- overrun
- pacify
- pass
- perfect
- pickle
- pigeonhole
- place
- plight
- position
- posture
- power
- precede
- predicate
- pressure
- prize
- proportion
- queue
- quiet
- quint
- race
- range
- rate
- raw
- reckon
- regiment
- register
- regularize
- regulate
- reprobate
- riddle
- rough
- round
- row
- rubric
- run
- scale
- screen
- section
- separate
- sequence
- set
- sheer
- sieve
- sift
- size
- slot
- sort
- sour
- spot
- staff
- stage
- stale
- stand
- standardize
- star
- state
- station
- stop
- strain
- string
- structure
- subdivide
- subject
- subordinate
- systematize
- tabulate
- thread
- title
- total
- train
- tranquilize
- troop
- trumpet
- turned
- type
- utter
- valuate
- value
- vile
- weight
- wing
- worst
- wrong
rank (adj.)
- abject
- abominable
- absolute
- abundant
- align
- appositive
- army
- arrant
- atrocious
- attributive
- awful
- bad
- base
- beastly
- beggarly
- black
- blamable
- blameworthy
- blatant
- blood
- blown
- blue
- brackish
- branch
- broad
- broken
- brutal
- bumpy
- buzz
- capital
- case
- caste
- chain
- cheesy
- choppy
- circumstances
- clarion
- class
- classical
- cloying
- coarse
- coarse-grained
- complete
- condition
- conspicuous
- consummate
- contemptible
- corrugated
- corrupt
- count
- course
- crappy
- crass
- criminal
- cross-grained
- crummy
- cutting
- damnable
- dank
- dark
- debased
- decided
- definitive
- degraded
- dense
- deplorable
- depraved
- descent
- despicable
- detestable
- dire
- dirty
- disagreeable
- disgraceful
- disgusting
- downright
- dreadful
- earthy
- egregious
- enormous
- estate
- evil
- execrable
- exuberant
- face
- fecal
- feculent
- fertile
- fetid
- figure
- filthy
- flagitious
- flagrant
- flourishing
- flyblown
- form
- foul
- frank
- front
- frowsty
- frowzy
- fulsome
- funky
- fusty
- gamy
- glaring
- grade
- graduate
- grainy
- granulated
- grave
- grievous
- gross
- group
- grown
- hateful
- head
- heavy
- heinous
- high
- homespun
- horrible
- horrid
- hum
- humid
- icky
- ill-smelling
- immodest
- impenetrable
- improper
- indecent
- indecorous
- infamous
- iniquitous
- intolerable
- irregular
- jolty
- jungly
- kin
- knavish
- lamentable
- lavish
- lead
- legion
- level
- line
- list
- little
- loathsome
- lot
- lousy
- low
- low-down
- lumpen
- lurid
- lush
- luxuriant
- maggoty
- malodorous
- mangy
- mark
- mawkish
- mean
- measly
- mephitic
- miasmal
- miasmic
- miserable
- mode
- moldy
- moment
- monotone
- monstrous
- mucky
- musty
- nasty
- naughty
- nauseating
- nauseous
- nefarious
- noisome
- noticeable
- notorious
- noxious
- obnoxious
- obscene
- odious
- odorous
- off
- offensive
- olid
- order
- out-and-out
- outrageous
- outright
- outstanding
- overgrown
- overripe
- paltry
- pass
- peccant
- perfect
- petty
- pimply
- pitiable
- pitiful
- pitted
- place
- poisonous
- poky
- poor
- pornographic
- positive
- potholed
- power
- precious
- pressure
- principal
- prize
- productive
- profound
- profuse
- prolific
- pronounced
- proper
- pungent
- putrid
- quality
- quiet
- quint
- rampant
- rancid
- range
- rate
- rating
- raunchy
- raw
- reasy
- rebarbative
- reechy
- reeking
- regrettable
- regular
- reprehensible
- reprobate
- reptilian
- repulsive
- riotous
- risque
- rotten
- rough
- round
- routine
- row
- ruffled
- run
- rutted
- rutty
- sad
- scabby
- scale
- scandalous
- scatological
- screen
- scrubby
- scruffy
- scummy
- scurfy
- scurvy
- section
- separate
- series
- set
- shabby
- shagged
- shaggy
- shameful
- shameless
- shattering
- sheer
- shitty
- shocking
- shoddy
- sickening
- sinful
- size
- slimy
- sloppy
- slushy
- small
- smelling
- smelly
- smutty
- sordid
- sour
- spoiled
- spot
- squalid
- staff
- stage
- stale
- standing
- star
- stark
- state
- stinking
- stop
- string
- strong
- strong-flavored
- stuffy
- subject
- subordinate
- sulfurous
- superabundant
- superlative
- surpassing
- tainted
- terrible
- textured
- thick
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- total
- turned
- twelfth
- unalloyed
- unbearable
- unclean
- unconscionable
- uncouth
- undeniable
- undiluted
- unequivocal
- uneven
- unforgivable
- unkempt
- unmentionable
- unmitigated
- unpardonable
- unpolished
- unqualified
- unrefined
- unrelieved
- unsmooth
- unspeakable
- unspoiled
- unworthy
- utter
- vicious
- vile
- villainous
- vulgar
- weedy
- weight
- wicked
- wing
- woeful
- wormy
- worst
- worthless
- wretched
- wrong
- yucky
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.
O, my offence is rank, it smells to heaven;
It hath the primal eldest curse upon 't,
A brother's murder.
'T's pride, rank pride, and haughtiness of soul;
I think the Romans call it stoicism.
