NOUN: "any of the rows of squares that extend across a chessboard perpendicular to the files" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "any of the rows of squares that extend across a chessboard perpendicular to the files" 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

PERPENDICULAR (noun)
1. a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
2. a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth’s center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
PERPENDICULAR (adjective)
1. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
2. intersecting at or forming right angles
CHESSBOARD (noun)
1. a checkerboard used to play chess

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