The meaning of Ranking

verb

Place or arrange (things) in a straight line.

Usage examples:

The desks are aligned in straight rows facing forwards

verb

To put two or more things into a straight line

Usage examples:

You need to align the numbers properly in a column., fig. business leaders are aligned with (= agre…

verb

To change something so that it has a correct relationship to something else

Usage examples:

Later this year, the company will introduce a price platform for its home insurance contracts, and …

verb

Put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order.

Usage examples:

She had just finished arranging the flowers

verb

Put into a proper or systematic order

verb

To plan or make preparations for something or for something to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] he arranged a meeting between the two leaders., [ + to infinitive ] my friends arranged to ea…

noun

An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing.

Usage examples:

There is a vast array of literature on the topic

verb

Display or arrange (things) in a particular way.

Usage examples:

The manifesto immediately divided the forces arrayed against him

noun

A large group of things or people, esp. when shown or positioned in an attractive way

Usage examples:

The airport shops offer a wide array of merchandise., a battery of cameras was arrayed before them.

noun

Each of a pair of marks ( ) [ ] { } 〈 〉 used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context.

Usage examples:

Symbols are given in brackets

verb

Enclose (words or figures) in brackets.

Usage examples:

I have bracketed the phrase ‘of contrary qualities’ in the translation, since it is not explicit in…

noun

Either of a pair of marks [ ], or the information inside them, used in a piece of writing to show that what is inside these marks should be considered as separate from the main part

Usage examples:

Most college students are in the 18 to 22 age bracket., her new job puts her in a higher income/tax…

noun

A complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order.

Usage examples:

The catalogue offered profiles of some social justice ngos from around the world who had been using…

verb

Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).

Usage examples:

It will be some time before the collection is fully catalogued

noun

A book that contains a list of all the products that you can buy from a company, including descriptions and prices for each product

Usage examples:

The auction house produces a catalogue full of colour photographs for each sale, available two week…

verb

Place in a particular class or group.

Usage examples:

Silk is categorized as a luxury import

verb

To put people or things into groups of people or things that have the same features

Usage examples:

Categorize sb/sth as sth you can categorize your company's strategy as a reactor, defender, analyze…

noun

A set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.

Usage examples:

It has good accommodation for a hotel of this class

verb

Assign or regard as belonging to a particular category.

Usage examples:

Conduct which is classed as criminal

adjective

Showing stylish excellence.

Usage examples:

He's a class player

verb

Arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.

Usage examples:

Mountain peaks are classified according to their shape

verb

Arrange or order by categories

verb

To divide things into groups according to type

Usage examples:

We classify our books by subject.

verb

Arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code.

Usage examples:

The statutes have codified certain branches of common law

verb

To organize and write a law or system of laws

verb

To arrange something such as laws or rules into a formal system for people to follow

Usage examples:

The essential function of our organization is to codify best banking practice., codify sth into sth…

verb

Appoint (someone) to a specified office or post.

Usage examples:

He was designated as prime minister

adjective

Appointed to an office or post but not yet installed.

Usage examples:

The director designate

verb

To choose someone or something for a special job or purpose, or to state that something has a particular character or purpose

Usage examples:

The chairman designated his daughter as his successor., north-south streets are designated by numbe…

verb

Get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.

Usage examples:

The waste is disposed of in the north sea

verb

To make someone feel a particular, and often bad, way toward someone else, or to influence someone in a particular way

Usage examples:

Her sense of humor disposed me to like her.

phrasal verb

To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away

Usage examples:

The agency has put an end to new efforts to dispose of hazardous waste in sensitive environmental a…

noun

A folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference.

Usage examples:

A file of correspondence

verb

Place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order.

Usage examples:

The contract, when signed, is filed

verb

(of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner.

Usage examples:

The mourners filed into the church

noun

A particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, or value.

Usage examples:

Sea salt is usually available in coarse or fine grades

verb

Arrange in or allocate to grades; classify or sort.

Usage examples:

The timber is graded according to its thickness

noun

A measure of the quality of a student’s performance, usually represented by the letters a (the best) through f (the worst)

Usage examples:

She always gets good grades., high-grade musicianship, he’s suffering from a low-grade infection., …

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

Usage examples:

Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

Usage examples:

I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

Usage examples:

The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

noun

A small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in.

Usage examples:

It's fortunate that they set up those pigeonholes because some of the pigeons have come home to roo…

verb

Assign to a particular category, typically an overly restrictive one.

Usage examples:

I was pigeonholed as a ‘youth writer’

verb

To put someone or something into a group or type, often unfairly

Usage examples:

He’s was pigeonholed early on in his career as a gospel singer.

noun

A particular position, point, or area in space; a location.

Usage examples:

I can't be in two places at once

verb

Put in a particular position.

Usage examples:

A newspaper had been placed beside my plate

noun

An area, town, building, etc.

Usage examples:

Her garden was a cool pleasant place to sit., what was the name of that place we drove through on t…

noun

A place where someone or something is located or has been put.

Usage examples:

The distress call had given the ship's position

verb

Put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.

Usage examples:

He pulled out a chair and positioned it between them

noun

The area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale.

Usage examples:

The cost will be in the range of $1–5 million a day

verb

Vary or extend between specified limits.

Usage examples:

Prices range from £30 to £100

adjective

(of a person or their lifestyle) orderly; settled.

Usage examples:

It's possible to be too rangé

noun

A measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure.

Usage examples:

The island has the lowest crime rate in the world

verb

Assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.

Usage examples:

They were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres

verb

Scold (someone) angrily.

Usage examples:

He rated the young man soundly for his want of respect

phrasal verb

Begin a journey.

Usage examples:

We set out from new york on friday for egypt

phrasal verb

Arrange or display something in a particular order or position.

Usage examples:

They had a picnic by the river where there was a jetty and rustic tables and chairs set out

phrasal verb

To start a journey

Usage examples:

What time will we have to set off for grandma's house tomorrow?, jenny set off down the road on her…

noun

A category of things or people with a common feature; a type.

Usage examples:

If only we knew the sort of people she was mixing with

verb

Arrange systematically in groups; separate according to type.

Usage examples:

The mail was sorted

noun

A group of things that are of the same type or that share similar qualities

Usage examples:

What sort of equipment will she need?, he was squinting through the eyepiece of some sort of naviga…

verb

Arrange (data) in tabular form.

Usage examples:

The system is designed to enable users to extract, analyse, and tabulate data

verb

To arrange facts, numbers, or other information in the form of a table

Usage examples:

We plan to tabulate the findings of our survey.

verb

To arrange information in the form of a table (= in rows or columns)

Usage examples:

The results of the survey have not yet been tabulated., the reports tabulated statistics on income,…

noun

The preliminary assessment of patients or casualties in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required.

Usage examples:

The clinic will be dedicated to the triage and treatment of patients with respiratory illnesses

verb

(in medical use) the assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of a large number of patients or casualties.

Usage examples:

A triage nurse

noun

The process of quickly examining patients who are taken to a hospital in order to decide which ones are the most seriously ill and must be treated first

Usage examples:

The team's main job is to treat trauma victims at the scene of a disaster and perform triage., the …

noun

A category of people or things having common characteristics.

Usage examples:

This type of heather grows better in a drier habitat

verb

Write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys.

Usage examples:

He typed out the second draft

suffix

(forming adjectives) resembling or having the characteristics of a specified thing.

Usage examples:

The dish-type radio telescope