second class vs rank

rank vs second class

second class and rank both are nouns.

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

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

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

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
second class	Yes	No	No	Yes
rank	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

second class: not the highest rank in a classification
rank: relative status

second class (noun)	rank (noun)
a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations	a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
not the highest quality in a classification	the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
not the highest rank in a classification	the body of members of an organization or group
	relative status
	position in a social hierarchy

second class (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

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

second class (adverb)	rank (adverb)
by second class conveyance

Difference between second class and rank

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