Synonyms for bank

noun

1. A wall of earth

   levee, embankment, mound; see ridge 2.

2. Ground rising above adjacent water

   ledge, cliff, edge, shore; see shore.

3. Raised ground under water

   shoal, reef, bar; see shoal.

4. A financial establishment

   savings bank, commercial bank, countinghouse, investment firm, banking house, financial custodian, credit union, trust company, treasury, exchequer, repository of funds, national bank, state bank, cooperative bank, savings and loan association, thrift (institution), Federal Reserve Bank, private bank, lending institution, depository, vault, automated teller machine or ATM, cash machine.

5. A row of objects close together

   series, group, sequence; see line 1.

6. The pitch in a turn

   slope, lean, incline; see inclination 5.

7. A gambling establishment

   the house, cashier, club; see casino. See syn. study at shoal, shore.

verb

1. To deposit money

   save, deposit, put in the bank, enter an account; see deposit 2.

2. To operate a bank

   lend money, hold money in trust, practice usury, speculate.

3. To heap earth or similar material

   dike, pile, hill; see heap 1.

4. To cover a fire for the night

   trim, build up, stoke, replenish, regulate, cover.

5. To tilt on a curve

   lean, pitch, bend, slope; see lean 1.