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1. holiday

noun. ['ˈhɑːləˌdeɪ, ˈhɑːlɪˌdeɪ'] leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure.

Etymology

  • day (English)
  • day (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • holy (English)
  • holi (Middle English (1100-1500))

Rhymes with Bank Holiday

  • holliday

Sentences with bank-holiday


1. Noun Phrase
On the second May bank holiday the town holds a folk festival.

2. holiday

noun. ['ˈhɑːləˌdeɪ, ˈhɑːlɪˌdeɪ'] a day on which work is suspended by law or custom.

Etymology

  • day (English)
  • day (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • holy (English)
  • holi (Middle English (1100-1500))

3. bank

noun. ['ˈbæŋk'] sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water).

Etymology

  • bank (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banke (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

5. bank

noun. ['ˈbæŋk'] a long ridge or pile.

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Etymology

  • bank (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banke (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

6. bank

verb. ['ˈbæŋk'] tip laterally.

Antonyms

Etymology

  • bank (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banke (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

7. bank

noun. ['ˈbæŋk'] an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers.

Antonyms

Etymology

  • bank (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banke (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

8. bank

verb. ['ˈbæŋk'] enclose with a bank.

Etymology

  • bank (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banke (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

9. bank

noun. ['ˈbæŋk'] a building in which the business of banking transacted.

Etymology

  • bank (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banke (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

10. bank

verb. ['ˈbæŋk'] be in the banking business.

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Antonyms

Etymology

  • bank (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banke (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • banc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))