Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z bankruptship Bankruptcy. bankrupture bankruptcy banks An English toponymic surname for someone who lives near a hill or bank of land. bankshall A warehouse. banksia A plant belonging to the genus Banksia. Banksiadale A locality and former town in the Shire of Murray, Peel region, Western Australia. Banksian Of or pertaining to Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist. bankside The land by a riverbank. bankskuta A large yawl-rigged Swedish fishing vessel with scoop-shaped bow and concave floor. banksman The person who directs the operation of a crane or larger vehicle from the point near where loads are attached and detached. Banksmeadow A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia. Bankson A surname. bankster A banker who is seen as criminally irresponsible, or as extorting bailout money from the taxpayers. banksterism Criminally irresponsible banking activities. Bankston A surname. Bankstown A suburb of Sydney in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. It was a city (local government area) until 2016. Banksyesque Reminiscent of the works of Banksy, an England-based street artist, political activist, and film director. banku A Ghanaian dish of fermented corn and cassava dough formed into a paste cooked by steaming. Bankura A city and municipality of West Bengal; the headquarters of Bankura district, West Bengal, India. banky Hilly; sloping. Banlag A barangay of Monkayo, Davao de Oro, Philippines. Banlam Synonym of Taiwanese (“variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan”). Banlic A barangay of Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines. banlieue The outskirts of a city, especially in France, inhabited chiefly by poor people living in tenement-style housing. banlieusard suburban Banloc A commune and village in Timiș County, Romania. Banlung A city, the capital city of Ratanakiri province, Cambodia. banmara Crofton weed (Eupatorium adenophorum). Banmendian Synonym of Panmunjom: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. banmian A Chinese dish of handmade noodles in soup. Bann A river in County Down, County Armagh, County Antrim and County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, which flows through Lough Neagh. banna A young male friend; mate, buddy. bannable That can be, or is liable to be, banned. Bannaby A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. bannal Synonym of common broom (“Cytisus scoparius”). Bannan A surname. Bannawag A barangay of Diffun, Quirino, Philippines. Bannayan A surname. banned Forbidden; not allowed. banner A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation. bannered Decorated with a banner or banners. bannerer Synonym of bannerman (“person assigned to carry the colours, etc. of a military unit”). banneret A small banner. bannerette A banneret; a small banner. bannerfish A large sailfish of the species Istiophorus platypterus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin. bannerless Without a banner. bannerlike Resembling a banner bannerman A person assigned to carry the colours, standards or guidons of a military unit. bannermanite A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing oxygen, potassium, sodium, and vanadium. bannerstone A ceremonial artifact with centered holes in symmetrical stone. Bannerton A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia bannerware software that contains banner advertising for other software by the same maker bannerwise In the manner of a banner or flag. banneton A type of basket used to provide structure for breads during proofing. bannik A bathhouse spirit in Slavic mythology. bannimus A permanent, publicly promulgated expulsion from the University of Oxford, whose public posting served to prevent the expelled person from claiming the cause of expulsion was unknown. banninate To ban. bannination A ban. banning The act by which something is banned; a prohibition. bannister A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of baskets. bannisterite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc. bannition The act of expulsion. bannock An unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise. Bannockburn A village near Stirling in Stirling council area, Scotland, named after the Bannock Burn (OS grid ref NS8190). Bannon A surname. Bannonite Relating to Steve Bannon (1953–), American political strategist and podcaster, or his politics. banns The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage). bannum Synonym of ban (“gathering for war; mulct or penalty”). bannut An English walnut. Bano A surname. banoffee A British cream filling made from banana and toffee. Banogbog A barangay of Santa Cruz, Marinduque, Philippines. banoodles Crazy. Banoon A locality in the Narrabri council area and the Tamworth council area, northern New South Wales, Australia. banovina Any of the provinces or banates into which the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was subdivided during the period 1929–1941. Banqiao A district, the administrative seat of New Taipei City, Taiwan. banquet A large celebratory meal; a feast. banqueteer One who attends a banquet. banqueteering The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively). banqueter A guest at a banquet. banquetgoer Someone who attends a banquet banqueting The act of holding or participating in a banquet. banquetlike Resembling or characteristic of a banquet. banquette A narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers. banquine An acrobatic act with a group of at least three people, with two or more bases and at least one flyer. The bases, or spotters, form a platform with their arms and hands interlocked which the flyer uses as a takeoff position for somersaults and other aerial tricks. Banquo A prominent character in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, based on a semihistorical figure from the 11th century, who was previously thought to be the progenitor of the Scottish House of Stewart. Bansal A surname from Hindi. bansalague The wood of the tree Mimusops elengi. Bansarvil A barangay of Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. Bansayan A barangay of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Bansha A village in County Tipperary, Ireland. banshay A weapon-based martial art from Myanmar, focusing primarily on the sword, staff and spear. banshee A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death. bansheelike Resembling or characteristic of a banshee. banslochan tabasheer Banstead A town in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2559). banstickle three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Bansud A municipality of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. bansuri A bamboo transverse flute used in the classical music of North India. Banswara A district of Rajasthan, India. bant To regulate what one eats according to the precepts of William Banting; to go on a diet. Banta A surname. bantam Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed. bantamization The process of bantamizing. bantamize To breed (a chicken, or occasionally a dog) into a miniature variety. bantamweight A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg). Bantay A barangay of Tabuk, Kalinga, Philippines. Bantayan A municipality of Cebu, Philippines. Bantayanon The Visayan language of the island of Bantayan in the Philippines. Bante A barangay of Calbayog, Samar, Philippines. Banteer A village in County Cork, Ireland. Banten A province of Indonesia. Capital: Serang. Largest city: Tangerang. banteng A wild ox, Bos javanicus, found in Borneo, Malaysia and the Indochina peninsula. banter Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation. banterer One who banters, one who engages in bantering. bantering teasing banteringly In a bantering manner. banterous bantersome; full of or characterized by banter. bantersome Characterised or marked by banter. bantery Full of banter or good-humored raillery. Bantey A barangay of Tadian, Mountain Province, Philippines. banthine Synonym of methantheline. Bantian A barangay of Calbayog, Samar, Philippines. Bantick A surname. bantigue A bush of the species Pemphis acidula, native to Indo-Pacific coasts. banting A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods. Bantingism Synonym of banting (“weight-loss diet”). Bantingize To diet, or restrict the diet of, according to the weight-loss practice called banting. bantling An infant or young child. Bantog A barangay of Tarlac City, Tarlac, Philippines. Bantoid Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family. Bantolinao A barangay of Calauag, Quezon, Philippines. Bantologist One who studies or is a scholar of Bantu languages or peoples; a Bantuist. Banton A surname. Bantry A town in West Cork, County Cork, Ireland. bants Banter, particularly among men. Bantu A member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language. Bantufication The process of making something Bantu. Bantug A barangay of Angadanan, Isabela, Philippines. Bantuist A linguist who specializes in studying Bantu languages. Bantuization The process of a language becoming more like a Bantu language. Bantuize To make Bantu; to subject to Bantuization. Bantuness The quality of being Bantu. bantustan Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy banty bantam (small, but aggressive) bantz A surname. Banu A surname. Banuelos A surname. Banuton A barangay of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. banuyo The tree Wallaceodendron celebicum.