Colonel or captain Crossword Clue

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Colonel or captain Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. assign a rank or rating to
2. take precedence or surpass others in rank
(noun)
1. the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
2. position in a social hierarchy
(adjective)
1. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
2. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CAPTAIN (noun)
1. the leader of a group of people
2. the pilot in charge of an airship
CAPTAIN (verb)
1. be the captain of a sports team
COLONEL (noun)
1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

Hint 3: Anagram

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38. Only slightly

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47. Ferris wheels and carousels

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