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ranks

noun, verb

/ræŋks/

Meaning

Positions within a group, especially in a hierarchy or organization.

He quickly moved up the ranks of the army.

close ranks

positions, levels, hierarchy, order

disorder, disarray

army ranks, social ranks, rise through the ranks, join the ranks

a post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease

as a noun: a person who breaks the law and lives outside its protection; as a verb: to make somethin...

A sloping edge or surface; to cut or shape an edge at an angle.

a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or a unit of currency

A long narrow mark or band; a row of people or things; to cover the inside surface of something.

The mass or large size of something; to gain mass or volume.