bank

NOUNVERB /bæŋk/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

bank is a valid 4-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1N1K5
3 + 1 + 1 + 5 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does bank mean?

NOUN · 10 SENSES
1

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”

2

An arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers.

“he operated a bank of switches”

BROADER
3

A supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies).

4

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”

5

The funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games.

“he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo”

6

A container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home.

“the coin bank was empty”

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7

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.

SYNONYMS
8

A building in which the business of banking transacted.

“the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon”

9

A flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning).

“the plane went into a steep bank”

10

A long ridge or pile.

“a huge bank of earth”

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VERB · 8 SENSES
1

Be in the banking business.

2

Cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning.

“bank a fire”

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3

Do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank.

“Where do you bank in this town?”

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4

Enclose with a bank.

“bank roads”

5

Tip laterally.

“the pilot had to bank the aircraft”

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6

Have faith or confidence in.

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7

Put into a bank account.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
8

Act as the banker in a game or in gambling.

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