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De - Pt| English Dictionary: ranker | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Rank \Rank\, a. [Compar. {Ranker}; superl. {Rankest}.] [AS. ranc strong, proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect, Prov. G. rank slender, Icel. rakkr slender, bold. The meaning seems to have been influenced by L. rancidus, E. rancid.] 1. Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds. And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. --Gen. xli. 5. 2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy. [bd]Rank nonsense.[b8] --Hare. [bd]I do forgive thy rankest fault.[b8] --Shak. 3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land. --Mortimer. 4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue. --Spenser. 5. Strong to the taste. [bd]Divers sea fowls taste rank of the fish on which they feed.[b8] --Boyle. 6. Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] --Shak. {Rank modus} (Law), an excessive and unreasonable modus. See {Modus}, 3. {To set} (the iron of a plane, etc.) {rank}, to set so as to take off a thick shaving. --Moxon. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Ranker \Rank"er\, n. One who ranks, or disposes in ranks; one who arranges. | |
