Words that rhyme with overbank

n 1: 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" 2: 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" [syn: depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company] 3: a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth" 4: an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches" 5: a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) 6: the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo" 7: 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 [syn: bank, cant, camber] 8: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty" [syn: savings bank, coin bank, money box, bank] 9: a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" [syn: bank, bank building] 10: a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank" v 1: tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft" 2: enclose with a bank; "bank roads" 3: do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where do you bank in this town?" 4: act as the banker in a game or in gambling 5: be in the banking business 6: put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month" [syn: deposit, bank] [ant: draw, draw off, take out, withdraw] 7: cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire" 8: have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" [syn: trust, swear, rely, bank] [ant: distrust, mistrust, suspect]

adj 1: (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" [syn: blank, clean, white] 2: void of expression; "a blank stare" [syn: blank, vacuous] 3: not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge" n 1: a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet" [syn: space, blank] 2: a blank gap or missing part [syn: lacuna, blank] 3: a piece of material ready to be made into something 4: a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet [syn: blank, dummy, blank shell] v 1: keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash] v 1: make a clank; "the train clanked through the village"

adj 1: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail [syn: crank, cranky, tender, tippy] n 1: a bad-tempered person [syn: grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch] 2: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball] 3: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash] 4: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle [syn: crank, starter] v 1: travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside" [syn: zigzag, crank] 2: start by cranking; "crank up the engine" [syn: crank, crank up] 3: rotate with a crank [syn: crank, crank up] 4: fasten with a crank 5: bend into the shape of a crank

adj 1: unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests" [syn: clammy, dank]

v 1: enclose with banks, as for support or protection; "The river was embanked with a dyke"

n 1: the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank" [syn: flank, wing] 2: a subfigure consisting of a side of something 3: a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg 4: the side between ribs and hipbone v 1: be located at the sides of something or somebody

n 1: the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes

adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight- from-the-shoulder] 2: clearly manifest; evident; "frank enjoyment" n 1: a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century 2: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie] v 1: stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing [syn: postmark, frank] 2: exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks

n 1: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside [syn: gangplank, gangboard, gangway]

n 1: a coil of rope or wool or yarn

adj 1: long and thin and often limp; "grown lank with fasting"; "lank mousy hair" 2: long and lean [syn: lank, spindly]

v 1: go around the flank of (an opposing army) [syn: outflank, go around] 2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop]

v 1: take precedence or surpass others in rank [syn: rank, outrank]

n 1: a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes [syn: board, plank] 2: an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party v 1: cover with planks; "The streets were planked" [syn: plank, plank over] 2: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump] 3: cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"

n 1: acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank] 2: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on] v 1: dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn" 2: dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"

adj 1: very fertile; producing profuse growth; "rank earth" 2: very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar" 3: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn: crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank] 4: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" [syn: absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)] 5: growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation" n 1: a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen" 2: relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" 3: the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel" [syn: rank and file, rank] 4: position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" [syn: social station, social status, social rank, rank] 5: the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed" [syn: membership, rank] v 1: take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World" 2: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place] 3: take precedence or surpass others in rank [syn: rank, outrank]

n 1: a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide

n 1: a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg 2: the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle 3: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something [syn: shank, stem] 4: cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head 5: cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill 6: the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole [syn: shank, waist] 7: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals [syn: cannon, shank] 8: a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball v 1: hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

n 1: a knot for shortening a line

n 1: a slap with the flat of the hand v 1: give a spanking to; subject to a spanking [syn: spank, paddle, larrup]

adj 1: imposingly fashionable and elegant; "a swank apartment" [syn: swank, swanky] n 1: elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: chic, chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last word] v 1: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" [syn: flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank]

n 1: an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads [syn: tank, army tank, armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle] 2: a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids [syn: tank, storage tank] 3: as much as a tank will hold [syn: tank, tankful] 4: a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk [syn: tank car, tank] 5: a cell for violent prisoners [syn: cooler, tank] v 1: store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it 2: consume excessive amounts of alcohol 3: treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse"

v 1: express gratitude or show appreciation to [syn: thank, give thanks]

n 1: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) [syn: Yankee, Yank, Northerner] 2: an American (especially to non-Americans) [syn: Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle] v 1: pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" [syn: yank, jerk]

n 1: United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926) [syn: Burbank, Luther Burbank]