/ Dictionary / Index B Bankhead: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Bank•head Pronunciation: (bangk'hed), [key] — n. 1903–68, U.S. actress (daughter of William Brockman Bankhead). 1874–1940, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1936–40. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bankhead (Thesaurus) bank examiner bank holiday Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language