As an adjective rank

is heavy, serious, grievous.

As a noun cathedra is

the chair or throne of a bishop.

As nouns the difference between professor and cathedra

is that professor is a teacher or faculty member at a college or university while cathedra is the chair or throne of a bishop.

As verbs the difference between tarnish and bemerd

is that tarnish is to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation while bemerd is (rare|transitive) to befoul with excrement.

As a noun tarnish

is oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.

As verbs the difference between slander and bemerd

is that slander is to utter a slanderous statement while bemerd is (rare|transitive) to befoul with excrement.

As a noun slander

is a false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

As a verb baptize

is to sprinkle or pour water over, or to immerse in water, as a spiritual cleansing process in the rite of christian baptism.

As a noun baptizand is

a person about to submit to baptism.

As nouns the difference between marijuana and purp

is that marijuana is drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, while purp is (us|slang) a variety of marijuana with purple hairs.

As a proper noun purple

is (rare).

As a noun purp is

(us|slang) a variety of marijuana with purple hairs.

As a verb hair

is to hate.

As a noun purp is

(us|slang) a variety of marijuana with purple hairs.

As a verb bath

is (label) drown.

As a noun bathful is

as much as a bath will hold.

As a noun shrub

is a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base or shrub can be a liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur.

As a verb shrub

is (obsolete) to lop; to prune.

As an adjective shrublike is

resembling a shrub.