RANKNESSES

a position in the hierarchy of the armed forces

a single line of soldiers or police officers drawn up abreast

the people belonging to or constituting a group or class

the value or the order of the largest non-zero determinant of a given matrix.

give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system

arrange in a row or rows

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely

having a foul or offensive smell

(especially of something bad or deficient) complete and utter (used for emphasis)