a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"
a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"
an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches"
a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"
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"
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
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"
a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"
enclose with a bank; "bank roads"
tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"
be in the banking business
act as the banker in a game or in gambling
do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where do you bank in this town?"
a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
produced in a particular country; "domestic wine"; "domestic oil"
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste"
converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"
of or relating to the home; "domestic servant"; "domestic science"
any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
an organization of people or resources that can be shared; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool"
something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood"
the combined stakes of the betters
any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"