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bank1

 
pronunciation:
baengk
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a pile of something that is higher than the surrounding area.
The enormous cloud bank told us a storm was coming.
synonyms:
heap, mass, pile
similar words:
accumulation, bale, bundle, drift, shock, stack
definition 2: the ground at the edge of a river or stream.
 
synonyms:
shore
similar words:
beach
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: banks, banking, banked
definition: to form into a pile.
She banked the sand into a little hill.
synonyms:
heap, mound, stack
similar words:
accumulate, bundle, drift, mass, pile
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