RANK

n. grade, level, classification; position, standing, status; row; column

adj. giving off a foul odor; fertile, productive, fruitful, growing vigorously

v. arrange in a line, arrange in a row; grade, classify, assign a rank

RANK (Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor κ B), also known as TRANCE Receptor, is a type I membrane protein which is expressed on the surface of osteoclasts and is involved in the activation of osteoclasts upon ligand binding. It is also expressed on dendritic cells and facilitates immune signaling. RANK ligand is found on the surface of stromal cells, osteoblasts, and T cells.
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Rank is a very broad term with several meanings. As a noun it is usually related to a relative position or to some kind of ordering (see also ranking). As an adjective it used to mean profuse, conspicuous, absolute, or unpleasant, especially in relation to the sense of smell or taste.
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Noun
1. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
(hypernym) line
(member-meronym) end man
2. relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
(hypernym) status, position
(hyponym) first, number one
(derivation) rate, range, order, grade, place
3. the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
(synonym) rank and file
(hypernym) force, personnel
(member-meronym) enlisted man
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
4. position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"
(synonym) social station, social status, social rank
(hypernym) status, position
(hyponym) place, station
5. the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"
(synonym) membership
(hypernym) body
(member-holonym) organization, organisation
Verb
1. take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) place, come in, come out
2. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
(synonym) rate, range, order, grade, place
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) superordinate
3. take precedence or surpass others in rank
(synonym) outrank
(hypernym) excel, stand out, surpass
Adjective
1. very fertile; producing profuse growth; "rank earth"
(similar) fertile
2. very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"
(similar) offensive
3. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
(synonym) crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross
(similar) conspicuous, obvious
4. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
(synonym) absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)
(similar) complete
5. growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation"
(similar) abundant

n. intrigue, conspiracy, plot, scheme

v. grow around, entwine itself around

adj. slender, crank, slim

n. tendril, clasper, coil, bine, horns, twig, creeper