bank
20
5.7
- noun
- /bæŋk/
:
fila
- The lightning faded, and the banks of clouds began to look less solidly threatening.
- a word bank
- a test bank
- an item bank
So NIH has a a Bank of lectures.
- So NIH has a a Bank of lectures.
- And so my mom ran into the kitchen and slammed her hand against this Bank of lights.
- We would have a Bank of this one is still a bit on the other side of the line, but we'd have a Bank of telescopes with lasers.
- It just clicks on and you press that button and it connects to an app on my phone and there's banks of programs away forms in my phone.
- It's capacitor bank and the the old versions of NVIDIA and AMD drivers, ATI drivers and the old versions of Firmarch.
- There's a Bank of telephone numbers called the Government Integrate Integrated Number Database that police and emergency services use in Australia.
Examples
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In the red light, the banks of instruments and electronic equipment glowed greenly.
Fiction book (1994) -
They arranged a bank of chairs for the guests attending the event.
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So it's the third one down, second one along, which is this one here on the middle bank, just just here.
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Both players will be looking at a Bank of questions and corresponding answers to those questions.
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A simple set of tapes fed into a computer bank.
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During the intervention, students were taught to select words from a bank to construct stories about preferred characters.
Academic text (2015) -
I took my jacket from behind the door and walked out to the bank of elevators.
Fiction book (1997) -
Behind him, the walls held a long, curving bank of instruments manned by more black-clad individuals.
Fiction book (1990) -
The architect designed a bank of windows that flooded the room with natural light.
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In the lab, there was a bank of computers used for the research experiments.
Synonyms
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 Many
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bank (a row or tier) comes from the idea of a raised shelf or 'bench' from banki, so a bank of elevators is a grouped row or line serving the same function.