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bluff vs bank

bank vs bluff

bluff and bank both are nouns.

bluff is an adjective but bank is not an adjective.

bluff and bank both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bluff Yes Yes Yes No
bank Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bank is a hypernym of bluff; that is, bank is a word with a broader meaning than bluff:
  • bluff: a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
  • bank: a long ridge or pile
bluff (noun) bank (noun)
the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
pretense that your position is stronger than it really is a building in which the business of banking is transacted
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
a long ridge or pile
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
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
a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
bluff (adjective) bank (adjective)
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
bluff (verb) bank (verb)
frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is have faith or confidence in
deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand enclose with a bank
cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
tip laterally
put into a bank account
be in the banking business
do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
act as the banker in a game or in gambling
Difference between bluff and bank

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