rank
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6.7
- adjective
- /ræŋk/
- At first I was quite dubious that this would taste slightly rank, sickly and really fake.
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Watch on YouTubeAt first I was quite dubious that this would taste slightly rank, sickly and really fake.
- At first I was quite dubious that this would taste slightly rank, sickly and really fake.
- And that's the piece that's being outgrown and you have to evolve away from, there's rank gross filth.
Examples
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The tiny cabin was rank with the animal smells of sweat and sex when Isaah discovered them.
Fiction book (2000) -
It just sounding rank like it does just sound rank.
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Yeah, drop off the shopping or there'll be some really warm, like rank salmon in your in your boot.
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Also, Colton saying that the free office chairs look rank as that's fine.
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The sewing room was still rank with the smell of Irma's father, and now it smelled of the Englishman too.
Fiction book (2002) -
And that's the piece that's being outgrown and you have to evolve away from, there's rank gross filth.
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But Nala likes to eat her treats on you and unless you want to spend the rest of the day smelling like scaly rank stinky fish then it just doesn't go down well.
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The air he sucked in was rank with the smell of rotting garbage.
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After the heavy rain, the old food in the fridge had a rank odor.
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She scrunched up her nose at the rank taste of the spoiled milk.
Synonyms
538
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
333
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
191
1.0
Very bad and unpleasant to experience
146
1.0
Very dirty and covered with things that smell bad
131
5.0
Very bad and morally wrong
93
1.0
Giving off a strong, unpleasant stink
57
1.0
Having a very bad smell
54
3.0
Having a very bad smell or taste
21
6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
19
4.8
Having a strong, sharp smell or taste that can be unpleasant
15
6.9
Has a bad smell
9
4.1
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
9
6.7
A strong, unpleasant sharp taste or smell
8
7.9
A very strong, bad smell like rotten food or trash
3
5.3
Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you
3
9.9
A very strong, unpleasant smell that can make you ill
2
3.8
Having a bad smell that people do not like
2
6.5
Something that smells or tastes bad
1
7.1
Having a very strong, unpleasant smell like rotten food
1
4.8
Having an unpleasant taste or smell
1
8.5
Having a strong smell that is often unpleasant
1
4.4
That has a strong, unpleasant odor
1
9.1
Having a very bad smell because it has gone rotten
1
6.1
Giving off a very bad smell
1
9.9
Having a strong bad smell that makes you move away
1
6.7
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Having a strong, unpleasant smell
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A method to measure the relationship between two ranked variables while keeping other variables the same
- Specialized
To measure how two sets of scores are related by comparing their ranks
- Specialized
A number that shows how closely two sets of ranked scores move together
- Specialized
A number that shows how similar the order of items is in two lists
How Smelly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rank meaning having a very bad smell likely grew from the idea of overgrown or decaying plants that smell foul, so something described as rank gives off a strong, unpleasant smell. That is why rank can mean 'foul' or 'stinking'.