Word

rank, n.
(ranks)
freq. cnt. 32

a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 20

rank

sample sentences

"the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"

semantic pointers

hypernym

line

member meronym

end man

relative status
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

rank

sample sentences

"his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rank rank

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypernym

status, position

the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

rank rank and file

sample sentences

"the strike was supported by the union rank and file"
"he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

armed forces, military, armed services, military machine, war machine

hypernym

personnel, force

member meronym

enlisted man

position in a social hierarchy
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

rank social rank social station social status

sample sentences

"the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"

semantic pointers

hypernym

status, position

hyponym

place, station quality

the body of members of an organization or group
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 1

membership rank

sample sentences

"they polled their membership"
"they found dissension in their own ranks"
"he joined the ranks of the unemployed"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

member member

semantic pointers

hypernym

body

member holonym

organization, organisation