bank
14
5.7
- noun
- /bæŋk/
- The lightning faded, and the banks of clouds began to look less solidly threatening.
- a word bank
- a test bank
- an item bank
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Watch on YouTubeSo 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
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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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.