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bank — [n1] financial institution coffer, countinghouse, credit union, depository, exchequer, fund, hoard, investment firm, repository, reserve, reservoir, safe, savings, stock, stockpile, store, storehouse, thrift, treasury, trust company, vault;… … New thesaurus
Cant. — abbr. Canticles (Old Testament). * * * 1. Canterbury. 2. Cantonese. * * * abbrev 1. Canterbury 2. Canticles * * * cant1 «kant», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. talk that is not sincere; moral or religious statements t … Useful english dictionary
Cant deficiency — The term cant deficiency is defined in the context of travel of a rail vehicle at constant speed on a constant radius curve. Cant itself is a British synonym for the superelevation of the curve, that is, the elevation of the outside rail minus… … Wikipedia
bank — bank1 /bangk/, n. 1. a long pile or heap; mass: a bank of earth; a bank of clouds. 2. a slope or acclivity. 3. Physical Geog. the slope immediately bordering a stream course along which the water normally runs. 4. a broad elevation of the sea… … Universalium
cant — I [[t]kænt[/t]] n. 1) insincere or hypocritical statements, esp. pious platitudes 2) ling. the private language of the underworld 3) ling. the words and phrases peculiar to a particular class, profession, etc 4) whining or singsong speech 5) to… … From formal English to slang
cant — 1. n. & v. n. 1 insincere pious or moral talk. 2 ephemeral or fashionable catchwords. 3 language peculiar to a class, profession, sect, etc.; jargon. v.intr. use cant. Phrases and idioms: canting arms Heraldry arms containing an allusion to the… … Useful english dictionary
bank — Synonyms and related words: Bank of England, Bank of France, Federal Reserve bank, Fort Knox, Indian file, Indian reservation, International Monetary Fund, Lombard Street bank, Swiss bank, World Bank, abatis, abutment, advanced work, align,… … Moby Thesaurus
bank — I [[t]bæŋk[/t]] n. 1) a long pile or heap; mass: a bank of earth; a bank of clouds[/ex] 2) a slope or acclivity 3) geo the slope immediately bordering a stream course along which the water normally runs 4) oce a broad elevation of the sea floor… … From formal English to slang
cant — I noun 1) religious cant Syn: hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism 2) thieves cant Syn: slang, jargon, idiom, argot, patois, speech, terminology, language; … Thesaurus of popular words
bank — I n 1. heap, pile, stack, mass, accumulation, bulk, drift, cumulus; deposit, swell, mound, tumulus; ridge, knoll, dune; bundle, cock, shock, rick, mow. 2. embankment, dike, mole; terrace, parapet. 3. acclivity, ascent, upward slope, grade,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
