bank
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3.0
- noun
- /bæŋk/
- The cub tumbled once and disappeared over the stream bank, then surfaced downstream, squalling and paddling.
- river bank
- stream bank
- on the opposite bank
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Watch on YouTubeSo we are on the north bank, right where my pen is.
- So we are on the north bank, right where my pen is.
- The Left Bank is the eastern bank and the right bank is the western bank.
- I found it dead on the bank with a hook deep into its throat.
- We're in this process of becoming, but a river without its bank is just random water.
- You know they can only sleep on the bank.
- It's just, you know, the, the rivers change and the banks are changing.
Examples
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The thought made him scan the water, the bank, and the vegetation nearby more carefully.
Fiction book (1990) -
But as she approached the banks of the canal, she gave a start.
Fiction book (1990) -
So we are on the north bank, right where my pen is.
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The water was running 20 foot up the bank during the wet season.
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Imagine yourself sitting on the bank of a river, watching your thoughts flow by.
Fiction book (1991) -
Then the woods opened, and a short, steep bank dropped to the river.
Fiction book (1991) -
The river was crossable on foot, but the banks were unusually muddy and steep.
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We sit inside our pinebough hideout on a muddy bank far inside the marsh.
Fiction book (1991) -
Farther upstream, Pai gardened at Willow Beach on the eastern bank of the lower Colorado River.
Academic text (1999) -
The children played safely on the grassy bank beside the river.
Synonyms
136
1.4
A part of land that goes up or down like the side of a hill
41
1.7
A small raised area of earth or stones
20
5.9
A raised bank of earth or stone that keeps water away and supports a road
20
1.3
The ground along the edge of a river
7
2.0
A large pile of snow on the ground, often by a road
3
1.9
A pile of snow made by wind or plows
1
3.2
A raised area of sand in a river or by the sea that appears at low tide
1
4.9
A raised area of mud by a river, lake, or sea that can trap boats
1
9.2
A steep, eroded slope of earth beside a river, road, or railway
1
8.2
A raised bank that stops water from flooding land
1
8.2
A pile of waste rock and earth left from mining or digging
1
9.9
A strip of sand or mud along a riverbank that appears when the water is low
1
9.9
A steep rocky bank beside a river or stream
Land at the side of a river
A shallow area of water where oysters grow
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Idioms
Compounds
162
5.3
An area of land west of the Jordan River between Israel and Jordan where mainly Palestinians live
119
3.1
A national bank that controls a country's money and interest rates and holds money for the government and other banks
- Specialized
29
4.9
A regional bank that holds commercial banks' money and helps run the country's central bank system
- Specialized
29
3.1
A bank that the government allows to operate across the whole country
23
3.4
The main bank of the United Kingdom that issues money and sets interest rates
20
2.3
A report from your bank that lists all payments and deposits and shows your account balance
20
3.5
A US regional bank in the central bank system that holds money for local banks
17
2.3
An amount of money borrowed from a bank that you must pay back with interest by an agreed date
- Specialized
15
3.0
A business that takes money from people and businesses, lends it, and helps with payments
13
3.5
A strong, secure room in a bank that holds money, valuable things, and important papers
13
1.4
A plastic card from a bank used to pay without cash and get money from cash machines
12
3.4
The central bank that decides interest rates and manages money for countries using the euro
- US
6
2.8
A written note telling a bank to pay a certain amount of money to a person or company
4
7.0
Many customers try to take out their money from a bank because they fear it will fail
- Formal
3
4.9
An official who checks a bank's accounts and records to make sure rules are followed
- Specialized
3
5.2
A company that owns or controls banks, usually to manage them
2
5.8
An area of Paris on the southern side of the Seine known for artists, writers, and cafes
- Specialized
2
5.0
A bank that helps businesses accept card payments and gives money after fees
- Specialized
2
3.8
A regional bank that lends short-term money to local savings banks to support home loans
- Specialized
1
4.6
The interest rate that a country's central bank sets for loans to commercial banks
- Formal
1
4.2
An official check of a bank's accounts, records, and operations by a government regulator
An international organization that gives loans to help developing countries build roads and schools
- Archaic
1
6.6
A government plan that pays farmers to rest fields and grow plants to improve soil
- Formal
1
7.4
A bank account where one person keeps and controls money for a named person who receives it after their death
1
9.5
A card game for two players who use different decks and try to place all their cards on piles
1
6.1
A network of U.S. government-backed banks that lend money to local lenders like savings banks and credit unions
- Specialized
1
9.9
A very steep turn in an airplane that makes the wings nearly vertical
- Specialized
1
3.7
A code of digits that shows which bank or card company handles a payment
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Etymology
Bank (slope) comes from an old northern word banki meaning 'ridge' or 'shelf', so a bank is the raised, sloping edge of land beside water or a road.