A wall of earth

levee, embankment, mound; see ridge 2.

Ground rising above adjacent water

ledge, cliff, edge, shore; see shore.

Raised ground under water

shoal, reef, bar; see shoal.

A financial establishment

savings bank, commercial bank, countinghouse, investment firm, banking house, financial custodian, credit union, trust company, treasury, exchequer, repository of funds, national bank, state bank, cooperative bank, savings and loan association, thrift (institution), Federal Reserve Bank, private bank, lending institution, depository, vault, automated teller machine or ATM, cash machine.

A row of objects close together

series, group, sequence; see line 1.

The pitch in a turn

slope, lean, incline; see inclination 5.

A gambling establishment

the house, cashier, club; see casino. See syn. study at shoal, shore.

To deposit money

save, deposit, put in the bank, enter an account; see deposit 2.

To operate a bank

lend money, hold money in trust, practice usury, speculate.

To heap earth or similar material

dike, pile, hill; see heap 1.

To cover a fire for the night

trim, build up, stoke, replenish, regulate, cover.

To tilt on a curve

lean, pitch, bend, slope; see lean 1.