Ranks
/ɹæŋks/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Ranks
noun
- 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."
- In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.
- 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 level of one's position in a class-based society
- A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military
"He rose up through the ranks of the company, from mailroom clerk to CEO."
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