banff

a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies ;

bang

a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" ; a fringe of hair that is cut short squarely across the forehead ; a sudden very loud noise ; a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" ; the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" ;

bang's disease

an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings ;

bangalore

an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai) ;

bangalore torpedo

a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire ;

banger

firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing ; (British informal) pork sausage ;

bangiaceae

a family of protoctist ;

banging

the act of subjecting to strong attack ; a continuing very loud noise ;

bangkok

the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture ;

bangla desh

a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 ;

bangladesh

a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 ;

bangladeshi

a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh ;

bangladeshi monetary unit

monetary unit in Bangladesh ;

bangle

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing ; jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration ;

bangor

a town in southeastern Northern Ireland ; a university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait ; a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River ;

bangtail

a horse bred for racing ;

bangui

the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic ;

banian

a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India ; East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks ;

banian tree

East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks ;

banishment

rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone ; the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry" ;

banister

a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling ;

banjo

a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body ;

banjul

a port city and capital of Gambia ;

bank

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" ; a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty" ; a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" ; 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) ;

bank-depositor relation

the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors ;

bank account

a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which they can make withdrawals; "he moved his bank account to a new bank" ;

bank bill

a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" ;

bank building

a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" ;

bank card

a credit card issued by a bank ;

bank charter

a charter authorizing the operation of a bank ;

bank check

a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" ;

bank clerk

an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money ;

bank closing

act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure ;

bank commissioner

a commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state superintendent of banks ;

bank deposit

money deposited in a bank ;

bank discount

interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan ;

bank draft

a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank ;

bank examination

an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner ;

bank examiner

an official appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction ;

bank failure

the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations ;