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bank
a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- K
- Contains
- AN
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
“the plane went into a steep bank”
noun
a building in which the business of banking is transacted
“the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon”
noun
a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
“the coin bank was empty”
noun
a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
“he cashed a check at the bank”
noun
an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
“he operated a bank of switches”
noun
a long ridge or pile
“a huge bank of earth”
noun
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
“they pulled the canoe up on the bank”
noun
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
noun
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
“he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo”
noun
a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
verb
have faith or confidence in
“you can count on me to help you any time”
verb
cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
“bank a fire”
verb
enclose with a bank
“bank roads”
verb
tip laterally
“the pilot had to bank the aircraft”
verb
put into a bank account
“She deposits her paycheck every month”
verb
be in the banking business
verb
act as the banker in a game or in gambling
verb
do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
“Where do you bank in this town?”
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Example Sentences
the plane went into a steep bank
the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon
the coin bank was empty
he cashed a check at the bank
that bank holds the mortgage on my home
he operated a bank of switches
a huge bank of earth
they pulled the canoe up on the bank
he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents
he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo
you can count on me to help you any time
Look to your friends for support
You can bet on that!
Depend on your family in times of crisis
bank a fire
bank roads
the pilot had to bank the aircraft
She deposits her paycheck every month
Where do you bank in this town?
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