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Definition of 'band'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) band
a company of persons, animals, or things acting or functioning together; aggregation:
a band of protesters.

2.  band
an orchestra composed chiefly of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments.

3.  band
a musical group of a specialized type:
rock band.

4.  band
a relatively small group of nomadic people who camp together and subsist by foraging.

5. (v.t.) band
to unite in a troop, company, or confederacy.

6. (v.i.) band
to unite; confederate (often fol. by together).

7. (n.) band
a thin, flat strip of some material, as for binding or trimming.

8.  band
a fillet, belt, or strap:
a band for the hair.

9.  band
a stripe, as of color.

10.  band
a plain or simply styled ring.

11.  band
a segment of a phonograph record on which sound has been recorded.

12. (v.t.) band
to mark or furnish with a band.

13. (Archaic.) band
Usu., bands. articles for binding the person or the limbs; shackles; fetters.

14.  band
an obligation; bond:
the nuptial bands.

Etymology: (1100–50; late OE < ON band, c. OFris, OS band, OHG bant)

Definition of 'band'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) set, circle, band, lot
an unofficial association of people or groups
"the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

2. (noun) band
instrumentalists not including string players

3. (noun) band, banding, stria, striation
a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
"chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"

4. (noun) band, banding, stripe
an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

5. (noun) dance band, band, dance orchestra
a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

6. (noun) band
a range of frequencies between two limits

7. (noun) band
a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

8. (noun) isthmus, band
a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

9. (noun) ring, band
jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
"she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"

10. (noun) band
a driving belt in machinery

11. (noun) band
a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration

12. (noun) band, ring
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

13. (verb) band
a restraint put around something to hold it together

14. (verb) band
bind or tie together, as with a band

15. (verb) ring, band
attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
"ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

Definition of 'band'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) band
a group of musicians
to play in a band; a rock/jazz band

2.  band
a strip of material around sth
a silk band around her waist

3.  band
a thin area of a different color
a band of greenish light

4.  band
a group of people with a common interest
a band of anti-war protesters

5. (verb) band
to form a group to achieve sth
groups that banded together to fight government troops

Definition of 'band'

Webster Dictionary

1. band
imp. of Bind

2. (verb) band
a fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter

3. (verb) band
a continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc

4. (verb) band
in Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts

5. (verb) band
that which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie

6. (verb) band
a linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries

7. (verb) band
two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress

8. (verb) band
a narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it

9. (verb) band
a company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men

10. (verb) band
a number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals

11. (verb) band
a space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants

12. (verb) band
a stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body

13. (verb) band
a belt or strap

14. (verb) band
a bond

15. (verb) band
pledge; security

16. (verb) band
to bind or tie with a band

17. (verb) band
to mark with a band

18. (verb) band
to unite in a troop, company, or confederacy

19. (verb) band
to confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together

20. (verb) band
to bandy; to drive away

Translation of 'band'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a strip of material to put round something a rubber band.
Afrikaans: band	Arabic: رِباط، حِزام	Bulgarian: лента
Brazilian: tira	Czech: pás, páska	German: das Band
Danish: bånd	Greek: ταινία, κορδέλα	Spanish: banda, tira, faja
Estonian: pael	Farsi: بند؛ تسمه	Finnish: nauha
French: bande	Hebrew: סֶרֶט	Hindi: पट्टी
Croatian: traka	Hungarian: szalag	Indonesian: pembalut
Icelandic: band; ræma, borði	Italian: nastro	Japanese: 帯状のひも
Korean: 끈, 띠	Lithuanian: raištis	Latvian: lente; saite; stīpa
Malay: gegelung getah	Dutch: band	Norwegian: bånd; strikk
Polish: opaska, gumka	Persian: بند؛ تسمه	Pashto: بتر، وندنى، كړۍ، وندر، في
Portuguese: tira	Romanian: bandă, fâşie	Russian: тесьма; резинка
Slovak: páska	Slovenian: obveza, trak	Serbian: traka
Swedish: band, snodd	Thai: สายรัด	Turkish: band,şerit, kurdele
Taiwanese: 帶狀物	Ukrainian: тасьма, стрічка	Urdu: پٹی
Vietnamese: đai, nẹp	Chinese: 带状物
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