rank and file vs rank

rank vs rank and file

rank and file and rank both are nouns.

rank and file is not an adjective while rank is an adjective.

rank and file is not a verb while rank is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rank and file	Yes	No	No	No
rank	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, rank and file and rank are synonyms defined as:

rank and file and rank: the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)

rank and file (noun)	rank (noun)
the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)	a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
people who constitute the main body of any group	the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
	the body of members of an organization or group
	relative status
	position in a social hierarchy

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

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