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Cranked
Cranked Cranked (kr?nkt), a. Formed with, or having, a bend or crank; as, a cranked axle.
Franked
Frank Frank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Franked; p. pr. & vb. n. Franking.] 1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. --Dickens. 2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
Frankenia grandifolia
Yerba Yer"ba, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) An herb; a plant. Note: This word is much used in compound names of plants in Spanish; as, yerba buena [Sp., a good herb], a name applied in Spain to several kinds of mint (Mentha sativa, viridis, etc.), but in California universally applied to a common, sweet-scented labiate plant (Micromeria Douglasii). Yerba dol osa. [Sp., herb of the she-bear.] A kind of buckthorn (Rhamnus Californica). Yerba mansa. [Sp., a mild herb, soft herb.] A plant (Anemopsis Californica) with a pungent, aromatic rootstock, used medicinally by the Mexicans and the Indians. Yerba reuma. [Cf. Sp. reuma rheum, rheumatism.] A low California undershrub (Frankenia grandifolia).
Frankenia laevis
Sea heath Sea" heath` (Bot.) A low perennial plant (Frankenia l[ae]vis) resembling heath, growing along the seashore in Europe.
Pranked
Prank Prank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pranked; p. pr. & vb. n. Pranking.] [Cf. E. prink, also G. prangen, prunken, to shine, to make a show, Dan. prange, prunke, Sw. prunka, D. pronken.] To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink. In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank. --Spenser.
Pranker
Pranker Prank"er, n. One who dresses showily; a prinker. ``A pranker or a dancer.' --Burton.
Ranked
Rank Rank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ranked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ranking,] 1. To place abreast, or in a line. 2. To range in a particular class, order, or division; to class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in suitable classes or order; to classify. Ranking all things under general and special heads. --I. Watts. Poets were ranked in the class of philosophers. --Broome. Heresy is ranked with idolatry and witchcraft. --Dr. H. More. 3. To take rank of; to outrank. [U.S.]
Ranker
Rank Rank, a. [Compar. Ranker; superl. Rankest.] [AS. ranc strong, proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect, Prov. G. rank slender, Icel. rakkr slender, bold. The meaning seems to have been influenced by L. rancidus, E. rancid.] 1. Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds. And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. --Gen. xli. 5. 2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy. ``Rank nonsense.' --Hare. ``I do forgive thy rankest fault.' --Shak. 3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land. --Mortimer. 4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue. --Spenser. 5. Strong to the taste. ``Divers sea fowls taste rank of the fish on which they feed.' --Boyle. 6. Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] --Shak. Rank modus (Law), an excessive and unreasonable modus. See Modus, 3. To set (the iron of a plane, etc.) rank, to set so as to take off a thick shaving. --Moxon.
Ranker
Ranker Rank"er, n. One who ranks, or disposes in ranks; one who arranges.
Rankest
Rank Rank, a. [Compar. Ranker; superl. Rankest.] [AS. ranc strong, proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect, Prov. G. rank slender, Icel. rakkr slender, bold. The meaning seems to have been influenced by L. rancidus, E. rancid.] 1. Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds. And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. --Gen. xli. 5. 2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy. ``Rank nonsense.' --Hare. ``I do forgive thy rankest fault.' --Shak. 3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land. --Mortimer. 4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue. --Spenser. 5. Strong to the taste. ``Divers sea fowls taste rank of the fish on which they feed.' --Boyle. 6. Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] --Shak. Rank modus (Law), an excessive and unreasonable modus. See Modus, 3. To set (the iron of a plane, etc.) rank, to set so as to take off a thick shaving. --Moxon.
Two-ranked
Two-ranked Two"-ranked`, a. (Bot.) Alternately disposed on exactly opposite sides of the stem so as to from two ranks; distichous.

Meaning of Ranke from wikipedia

- Ranke is a German surname. Persons with the surname include: Clarissa von Ranke (1808-1871), Irish poet Friedrich Heinrich Ranke (1798–1876), German theologian...
- Leopold von Ranke (21 December 1795 – 23 May 1886) was a German historian and a founder of modern source-based history. He was able to implement the seminar...
- detectable calcification (Ranke complex), and despite seeding of other organs, no lesions develop. Although they are often confused, Ranke complex and Ghon complex...
- historian Leopold von Ranke (1795–1886), theologian Friedrich Heinrich Ranke (1798–1876) and philologist Karl Ferdinand Ranke (1802–1876). He studied...
- Captain Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was an English poet, soldier, historical novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval...
- Friedrich Heinrich Ranke (1798–1876), the brother of pediatrician Heinrich von Ranke (1830–1909) and father to pulmonologist Karl Ernst Ranke (1870–1926). He...
- The Ranke Library was Leopold von Ranke's collection of over 21,000 items. It was purchased by the Syracuse University Library on April 22, 1887, which...
- Otto Friedrich Ranke (17 August 1899 in Munich – 19 November 1959 in Erlangen) was a German physiologist and university professor. Ranke introduced methamphetamine...
- Uta Ranke-Heinemann (2 October 1927 – 25 March 2021) was a German theologian, academic, and author. In 1969, she was the first woman in the world to be...
- Clarissa "Clara" von Ranke (8 April 1808 – 30 April 1871) was an Irish poet and salon host. Clarissa von Ranke was born Clarissa Helena Graves in Dublin...