(figuratively) Of a person, an object, or the weather: very hot; boiling, broiling, roasting.
That bakes.
noun
(countable) The production of a batch of baked product.
An action in which something is baked.
The way in which something is baked.
verb
present participle of bake.
bakingly
bakingly
adv
So as to bake.
bakings
bakings
noun
plural of baking
bakongo
bakshishing
bakshishing
verb
present participle of bakshish
baktun
baktun
noun
Alternative spelling of b'ak'tun
bakunda
bakunin
bakuninism
bakuninist
bakuninist
Adjective
Relating to, or supporting the revolutionary anarchism of
baldakin
balikpapan
balkan
balkanic
balkanic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Balkan peninsula.
balkanise
balkanise
verb
Alternative spelling of balkanize
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
balkanising
balkanising
verb
present participle of balkanise
balkanism
balkanism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanism
balkanite
balkanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.
balkanization
balkanization
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization
balkanize
balkanize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanize
balkanized
balkanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanize
balkanizing
balkanizing
verb
present participle of balkanize
balkans
balkans
Proper noun
A geographical region in the southeast of Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia (and Kosovo), sometimes including Romania and Slovenia.
balkin
balkiness
balkiness
noun
The state or quality of being balky or uncooperative.
balkinesses
balking
balking
noun
A frustration or disappointment; a check.
verb
present participle of balk
balkingly
balkingly
adv
in a balking manner
balkline
balkline
noun
baulk line
balklines
balklines
noun
plural of balkline
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
baloskion
baloskionaceae
banak
banakite
banakite
noun
(geology) A form of trachyandesite
bandaka
bandaranaike
bandhook
bandikai
bandkeramik
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bangka
bangkok
bangkok
noun
A kind of straw hat.
bangkoks
bangkoks
noun
plural of bangkok
bangwaketsi
banjuke
banjuke
noun
Alternative form of banjouke
bank
bank
noun
(archaic, printing) A kind of table used by printers.
(aviation) The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.
(computing) A contiguous block of memory that is of fixed, hardware-dependent size, but often larger than a page and partitioning the memory such that two distinct banks do not overlap.
(countable) A branch office of such an institution.
(countable) A device used to store coins or currency.
(countable) A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
(countable) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
(countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.
(countable) In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
(countable, chiefly in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
(gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
(geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
(hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
(mining) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.
(mining) The face of the coal at which miners are working.
(mining) The ground at the top of a shaft.
(music) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.
(nautical, hydrology) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth (for example, a sandbank or mudbank).
(pinball) A set of multiple adjacent drop targets.
(rail transport) An incline, a hill.
(slang, uncountable) Money; profit.
A bench or seat for judges in court.
A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
A mass noun for a quantity of clouds.
A row of keys on a musical keyboard or the equivalent on a typewriter keyboard.
A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius, or a court held for jury trials. See banc
verb
(intransitive) To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client.
(intransitive, aviation) To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.
(rail transport, UK) To provide additional power for a train ascending a bank (incline) by attaching another locomotive.
(transitive) To cause (an aircraft) to bank.
(transitive) To cover the embers of a fire with ashes in order to retain heat.
(transitive) To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.
(transitive) To put into a bank.
(transitive) To raise a mound or dike about; to enclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.
(transitive, obsolete) To pass by the banks of.
(transitive, order and arrangement) To arrange or order in a row.
(transitive, slang) To conceal in the rectum for use in prison.
banka
bankability
bankability
noun
The state or condition of being bankable.
bankable
bankable
adj
Acceptable to a bank.
Certain to bring profit and success, especially in the entertainment industry.
Reliable.
bankalachi
bankbook
bankbook
noun
(transferred sense) wealth
passbook, chequebook
bankbooks
bankbooks
noun
plural of bankbook
bankcard
bankcard
noun
A card that a bank issues used by the cardholder in the course of authorization to receive bank services.
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
banked
banked
adj
Of a cheque, deposited in a bank.
Piled high.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bank
banker
banker
noun
(UK, dialect) A ditcher; a drain digger.
(mining) A banksman.
(obsolete) A money changer.
(rail transport, Britain, Australia) A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.
The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work.
bankera
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
bankeress
bankeress
noun
(obsolete) A female banker.
bankers
bankers
noun
plural of banker
banket
banket
noun
A sweet almond dessert pastry that originated in the Netherlands.
bankfull
bankfull
adj
(of a river, etc) Risen to a height just sufficient to spill over its banks into the floodplain.
bankhead
banking
banking
noun
(aviation) A horizontal turn.
(rail transport) The practice of assisting a train up a steep incline (called a bank) with another locomotive at the rear.
A mechanical component to prevent vibration in a timepiece, etc.
The business of managing a bank.
The occupation of managing or working in a bank.
verb
present participle of bank
bankings
bankings
noun
plural of banking
bankman
bankmen
banknote
banknote
noun
(now historical) A promissory note issued by a bank, payable at a given time to a specific beneficiary.
A piece of paper currency.
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrider
bankroll
bankroll
noun
A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
The monetary assets of a person or organization.
verb
(transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
bankroller
bankroller
noun
One who bankrolls; usually an individual who has enough seed capital to launch a venture; one who can fund a project; angel investor.
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
bankrupt
bankrupt
adj
(finance) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
Having been legally declared insolvent.
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.
verb
(transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bankruptship
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
banks
banks
noun
plural of bank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bank
bankshall
bankshall
noun
(India, historical) A warehouse.
(India, historical) The office of a harbormaster or other port authority.
banksia
banksia
noun
A plant belonging to the genus Banksia.
banksian
banksian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist.
Of or pertaining to Iain Banks (born 1954) or his writings, most notably a utopian style of science fiction.
banksias
banksias
noun
plural of banksia
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
banksides
banksides
noun
plural of bankside
banksman
banksman
noun
(UK, civil engineering) The person who directs the operation of a crane or larger vehicle from the point near where loads are attached and detached.
(Canada) A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan.
(especially Scotland, Northern England) An unleavened bread made with barley, wheat, or oatmeal.
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence