bank
/ˈbæŋk/ noun C2- A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
- A bench or seat for judges in court.
- The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius, or a court held for jury trials. See banc
- A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.
Plural banks
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank—the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clinging close to them, and all dripping wet, cross, and uncomfortable.
At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her: she gave a little scream, half of fright and half of anger, and tried to beat them off, and found herself lying on the bank, with her head in the lap of her sister, who was gently brushing away some dead leaves that had fluttered down from the trees upon her face.
“I told him my bank account was at his service.
His opened mail lay like a bank of stage snow on his crowded desk.
Other matches
- bank An institution where one can place and borrow m... A1
- bank To arrange or order in a row. A2
- bank To roll or incline laterally in order to turn. C2
- bank To deal with a bank or financial institution, o... C2
- bank An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse. C2
- bank A row or panel of items stored or grouped toget... C2
- bank on To rely on someone or something
- bank up To press a mound of something against something...
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