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(adj) absolute, out-and-out, sheer, right-down, downright
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
absolute freedom; an absolute dimwit; a downright lie; out-and-out mayhem; an out-and-out lie; a rank outsider; many right-down vices; got the job through sheer persistence; sheer stupidity
(adj) flagrant, egregious, crying, glaring, gross
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
a crying shame; an egregious lie; flagrant violation of human rights; a glaring error; gross ineptitude; gross injustice; rank treachery
(noun) rank and file
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
(noun) membership
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
(noun) social rank, social station, social status
position in a social hierarchy
the British are more aware of social status than Americans are
(verb) place, range, rate, grade, order
assign a rank or rating to
how would you rank these students?; The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
(verb) outrank
take precedence or surpass others in rank