Rank vs. Smelly
Difference Between Rank and Smelly
Rankadjective
Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things).
rank treasonrank nonsenseSmellyadjective
Having a bad smell.
She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly.Rankadjective
Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.
rank grassrank weedsSmellyadjective
(figuratively) Having a quality that arouses suspicion.
The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case."Rankadjective
Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric.
Smellyadjective
Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.
That smelly code needs to be refactored.Rankadjective
Causing strong growth; producing luxuriantly; rich and fertile.
rank landSmellynoun
a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle or one of its derivatives.
Rankadjective
Strong to the senses; offensive; noisome.
Smellyadjective
offensively malodorous;
a putrid smellRankadjective
Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.
Your gym clothes are rank, bro – when'd you last wash 'em?Rankadjective
Complete, used as an intensifier (usually negative, referring to incompetence).
I am a rank amateur as a wordsmith.Rankadjective
(informal) Gross, disgusting.
Rankadjective
(obsolete) Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.
Rankadjective
(obsolete) Inflamed with venereal appetite; ruttish.
Rankadverb
(obsolete) Quickly, eagerly, impetuously.
Ranknoun
A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"].
The front rank kneeled to reload while the second rank fired over their heads.Ranknoun
(music) In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.
Ranknoun
One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality
Based on your test scores, you have a rank of 23.The fancy hotel was of the first rank.Ranknoun
The level of one's position in a class-based society
Ranknoun
a hierarchical level in an organization such as the military
Private First Class (PFC) is the second-lowest rank in the Marines.He rose up through the ranks of the company, from mailroom clerk to CEO.Ranknoun
(taxonomy) a level in a scientific taxonomy system
Phylum is the taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class.Ranknoun
(linear algebra) Maximal number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of a matrix.
Ranknoun
(mathematics) The dimensionality of an array (computing) or tensor.
Ranknoun
(algebra) The maximum quantity of D-linearly independent elements of a module (over an integral domain D).
Ranknoun
(mathematics) The size of any basis of a given matroid.
Ranknoun
(chess) one of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number). The analog vertical lines are the files.
Ranknoun
(typically in the plural) A category of people, such as those who share an occupation.
Rankverb
To place abreast, or in a line.
Rankverb
To have a ranking.
Their defense ranked third in the league.Rankverb
To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.
Rankverb
(US) To take rank of; to outrank.
Ranknoun
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another;
the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemenRanknoun
relative status;
his salary was determined by his rank and seniorityRanknoun
the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army);
the strike was supported by the union rank and filehe rose from the ranks to become a colonelRanknoun
position in a social hierarchy;
the British are more aware of social status than Americans areRanknoun
the body of members of an organization or group;
they polled their membershipthey found dissension in their own rankshe joined the ranks of the unemployedRankverb
take or have a position relative to others;
This painting ranks among the best in the Western WorldRankverb
assign a rank or rating to;
how would you rank these students?The restaurant is rated highly in the food guideRankverb
take precedence or surpass others in rank
Rankadjective
very fertile; producing profuse growth;
rank earthRankadjective
very offensive in smell or taste;
a rank cigarRankadjective
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible;
a crying shamean egregious lieflagrant violation of human rightsa glaring errorgross ineptitudegross injusticerank treacheryRankadjective
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers;
absolute freedoman absolute dimwita downright lieout-and-out mayheman out-and-out liea rank outsidermany right-down vicesgot the job through sheer persistencesheer stupidityRankadjective
growing profusely;
rank jungle vegetation
