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rank vs second class

second class vs rank

rank and second class both are nouns.

rank is an adjective but second class is not an adjective.

rank is a verb but second class is not a verb.

rank is not an adverb while second class is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rank Yes Yes Yes No
second class Yes No No Yes
As nouns, second class is a hyponym of rank; that is, second class is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rank:
  • rank: relative status
  • second class: not the highest rank in a classification
rank (noun) second class (noun)
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) not the highest quality in a classification
the body of members of an organization or group not the highest rank in a classification
relative status
position in a social hierarchy
rank (adjective) second class (adjective)
growing profusely
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
very fertile; producing profuse growth
very offensive in smell or taste
rank (verb) second class (verb)
assign a rank or rating to
take or have a position relative to others
take precedence or surpass others in rank
rank (adverb) second class (adverb)
by second class conveyance
Difference between rank and second class

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