bank
160
3.0
- noun
- /bæŋk/
:
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- The cub tumbled once and disappeared over the stream bank, then surfaced downstream, squalling and paddling.
- river bank
- stream bank
- on the opposite bank
So 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
101
1.4
A part of land that goes up or down like the side of a hill
40
1.7
A small raised area of earth or stones
24
1.3
The ground along the edge of a river
22
5.9
A raised bank of earth or stone that keeps water away and supports a road
8
2.0
A large pile of snow on the ground, often by a road
1
3.2
A raised area of sand in a river or by the sea that appears at low tide
1
1.9
A pile of snow made by wind or plows
1
4.9
A raised area of mud by a river, lake, or sea that can trap boats
1
8.2
A raised bank that stops water from flooding land
Land at the side of a river
A pile of waste rock and earth left from mining or digging
A steep, eroded slope of earth beside a river, road, or railway
A steep rocky bank beside a river or stream
A strip of sand or mud along a riverbank that appears when the water is low
A shallow area of water where oysters grow
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
100
3.1
A national bank that controls a country's money and interest rates and holds money for the government and other banks
85
5.3
An area of land west of the Jordan River between Israel and Jordan where mainly Palestinians live
15
2.3
A report from your bank that lists all payments and deposits and shows your account balance
14
2.3
An amount of money borrowed from a bank that you must pay back with interest by an agreed date
- Specialized
14
4.9
A regional bank that holds commercial banks' money and helps run the country's central bank system
- Specialized
12
3.0
A business that takes money from people and businesses, lends it, and helps with payments
12
3.5
A US regional bank in the central bank system that holds money for local banks
11
3.4
The main bank of the United Kingdom that issues money and sets interest rates
10
3.5
A strong, secure room in a bank that holds money, valuable things, and important papers
9
3.4
The central bank that decides interest rates and manages money for countries using the euro
8
1.4
A plastic card from a bank used to pay without cash and get money from cash machines
4
7.0
Many customers try to take out their money from a bank because they fear it will fail
- Specialized
4
3.1
A bank that the government allows to operate across the whole country
- Formal
3
4.9
An official who checks a bank's accounts and records to make sure rules are followed
- Specialized
2
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
1
3.8
A regional bank that lends short-term money to local savings banks to support home loans
- US
1
2.8
A written note telling a bank to pay a certain amount of money to a person or company
- Specialized
1
4.6
The interest rate that a country's central bank sets for loans to commercial banks
- Specialized
1
5.0
A bank that helps businesses accept card payments and gives money after fees
- Formal
An official check of a bank's accounts, records, and operations by a government regulator
- Specialized
A code of digits that shows which bank or card company handles a payment
Parents who give money to their adult children to pay for big costs like a house or university
A network of U.S. government-backed banks that lend money to local lenders like savings banks and credit unions
An international organization that gives loans to help developing countries build roads and schools
A card game for two players who use different decks and try to place all their cards on piles
- Formal
A bank account where one person keeps and controls money for a named person who receives it after their death
How High
Surface Forms
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.