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Cranked
Cranked Cranked (kr?nkt), a.
Formed with, or having, a bend or crank; as, a cranked axle.
FrankedFrank 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 grandifoliaYerba 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 laevisSea heath Sea" heath` (Bot.)
A low perennial plant (Frankenia l[ae]vis) resembling
heath, growing along the seashore in Europe. PrankedPrank 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.
RankedRank 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.] RankerRank 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.
RankestRank 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
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Ranke is a
German surname.
Persons with the
surname include:
Clarissa von
Ranke (1808-1871),
Irish poet
Friedrich Heinrich Ranke (1798–1876),
German theologian...
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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...
- 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...
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detectable calcification (
Ranke complex), and
despite seeding of
other organs, no
lesions develop.
Although they are
often confused,
Ranke complex and Ghon complex...
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Friedrich Heinrich Ranke (1798–1876), the
brother of
pediatrician Heinrich von
Ranke (1830–1909) and
father to
pulmonologist Karl
Ernst Ranke (1870–1926). He...
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historian Leopold von
Ranke (1795–1886),
theologian Friedrich Heinrich Ranke (1798–1876) and
philologist Karl
Ferdinand Ranke (1802–1876). He studied...
- Otto
Friedrich Ranke (17
August 1899 in
Munich – 19
November 1959 in Erlangen) was a
German physiologist and
university professor.
Ranke introduced methamphetamine...
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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...
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Friedrich Ranke (21
September 1882 - 11
October 1950) was a
German medievalist philologist and folklorist. His Old
Norse textbook Altnordisches Elementarbuch...
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Heinrich Ranke (1798-1876) and the
brother of
anthropologist Johannes Ranke (1836-1916).
Famed historian Leopold von
Ranke (1795-1886) was his uncle.
Ranke studied...
