first vs rank

first and rank both are nouns.

first and rank both are adjectives.

first is not a verb while rank is a verb.

first is an adverb but rank is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
first	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
rank	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, rank is a hypernym of first; that is, rank is a word with a broader meaning than first:

first: the first or highest in an ordering or series
rank: relative status

first (noun)	rank (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)	a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving	the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
an honours degree of the highest class	the body of members of an organization or group
the first element in a countable series	relative status
the first or highest in an ordering or series	position in a social hierarchy
the time at which something is supposed to begin

first (adjective)	rank (adjective)
preceding all others in time or space or degree	growing profusely
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections	complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
ranking above all others	conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
serving to begin	very fertile; producing profuse growth
serving to set in motion	very offensive in smell or taste

first (verb)	rank (verb)
	assign a rank or rating to
	take or have a position relative to others
	take precedence or surpass others in rank

first (adverb)	rank (adverb)
before anything else
prominently forward
the initial time
before another in time, space, or importance

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