· English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

Synonym(s): Banks, Sir_Joseph_Banks

· 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"

Hypernym(s): slope, incline, side

· 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"

Synonym(s): depository_financial_institution, banking_concern, banking_company

Hypernym(s): financial_institution, financial_organization, financial_organisation

· a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"

Hypernym(s): ridge

· an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches"

Hypernym(s): array

· a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)

Hypernym(s): reserve, backlog, stockpile

· the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"

Hypernym(s): funds, finances, monetary_resource, cash_in_hand, pecuniary_resource

· 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

Synonym(s): cant, camber

Hypernym(s): slope, incline, side

· a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty"

Synonym(s): savings_bank, coin_bank, money_box

Hypernym(s): container

· a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"

Synonym(s): bank_building

Hypernym(s): depository, deposit, depositary, repository

· a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"

Hypernym(s): flight_maneuver, airplane_maneuver

· tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"

Hypernym(s): tip

· enclose with a bank; "bank roads"

Hypernym(s): enclose, close_in, inclose, shut_in

· do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where do you bank in this town?"

Hypernym(s): transact

· act as the banker in a game or in gambling

Hypernym(s): act

· be in the banking business

Hypernym(s): work, do_work

· put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"

Synonym(s): deposit

Hypernym(s): give

· cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"

Hypernym(s): cover

· have faith or confidence in; "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"

Synonym(s): count, bet, depend, swear, rely, look, calculate, reckon

Hypernym(s): trust