Synonyms of the word sandbank


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sandbank

  • n. A ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping.

bank

  • n. An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
  • n. A branch office of such an institution.
  • n. An underwriter or controller of a card game; also banque.
  • n. A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
  • n. (gambling) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and…
  • n. (slang, uncountable) money; profit.
  • n. In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
  • n. A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
  • n. A device used to store coins or currency.
  • v. (intransitive) To deal with a bank or financial institution.
  • v. (transitive) To put into a bank.
  • n. (hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
  • n. (nautical, hydrology) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand,…
  • n. (geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
  • n. (aviation) The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.
  • n. (rail transport) An incline, a hill.
  • n. A mass noun for a quantity of clouds.
  • n. (mining) The face of the coal at which miners are working.
  • n. (mining) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.
  • n. (mining) The ground at the top of a shaft.
  • v. (intransitive, aviation) To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.
  • v. (transitive) To cause (an aircraft) to bank.
  • v. (transitive) To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.
  • v. (transitive) To cover the embers of a fire with ashes in order to retain heat.
  • v. (transitive) To raise a mound or dike about; to enclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To pass by the banks of.
  • n. A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
  • n. A row of keys on a musical keyboard or the equivalent on a typewriter keyboard.
  • v. (transitive, order and arrangement) To arrange or order in a row.
  • n. A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
  • n. A bench or seat for judges in court.
  • n. The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law,…
  • n. (archaic, printing) A kind of table used by printers.
  • n. (music) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.
  • n. (uncountable) slang for money.

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