bank


Meanings

  • sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water);
    • "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"
    • "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents"
  • a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities;
    • "he cashed a check at the bank"
    • "that bank holds the mortgage on my home"
  • a long ridge or pile;
    • "a huge bank of earth"
  • an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers;
    • "he operated a bank of switches"
  • a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
  • the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games;
    • "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"
  • a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
  • a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home;
    • "the coin bank was empty"
  • a building in which the business of banking transacted;
    • "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"
  • a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning);
    • "the plane went into a steep bank"
  • tip laterally;
    • "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"
  • enclose with a bank;
    • "bank roads"
  • do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank;
    • "Where do you bank in this town?"
  • act as the banker in a game or in gambling
  • be in the banking business
  • put into a bank account;
  • cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning;
    • "bank a fire"
  • have confidence or faith in;
    • "bank on your good education"
  • BANK v -ED, -ING, -S to keep money in a bank (an institution dealing in money matters) BANKABLE adj


Scrabble Score: 10

bank is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

bank is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

bank is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

bank is a valid Words With Friends word