Definitions for band
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. set, circle, band, lotnoun

   an unofficial association of people or groups

   "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

2. bandnoun

   instrumentalists not including string players

3. band, banding, stria, striationnoun

   a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

   "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"

4. band, banding, stripenoun

   an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

5. dance band, band, dance orchestranoun

   a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

6. bandnoun

   a range of frequencies between two limits

7. bandnoun

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

8. isthmus, bandnoun

   a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

9. ring, bandnoun

   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. bandnoun

    a driving belt in machinery

11. bandnoun

    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. band, ringnoun

    a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

13. bandverb

    a restraint put around something to hold it together

14. bandverb

    bind or tie together, as with a band

15. ring, bandverb

    attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

    "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. bandnoun

   A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

2. bandnoun

   A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.

3. bandnoun

   A group of musicians, especially (a) wind and percussion players, or (b) rock musicians.

4. bandnoun

   A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; i.e. marching band.

5. bandnoun

   A group of people loosely united for a common purpose .

6. bandnoun

   A part of radio spectrum.

7. bandnoun

   A group of energy levels in a solid state material. Valence band, conduction band.

8. bandnoun

   A small group of people living in a simple society.

9. bandnoun

   A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.

10. bandverb

    To group together for a common purpose.

11. bandverb

    To fasten together with a band.

12. bandverb

    To fasten an identifying band around (a bird's) leg.

13. Etymology: From band (also bond), from beand, bænd, bend, from bandaz, from bʰendʰ-. Cognate with band, Band, bånd, band, bandur. Related to bond, bind, bend.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bandnoun

   Etymology: bende, Dut. band, Saxon.

   1. A tye; a bandage; that by which one thing is joined to another.

   You shall find the band, that seems to tie their friendship together, will be the very strangler of their amity. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.

   2. A chain by which any animal is kept in restraint. This is now usually spelt, less properly, bond.

   So wild a beast, so tame ytaught to be,
   And buxom to his bands, is joy to see. Hubberd’s Tale.

   Since you deny him ent’rance, he demands
   His wife, whom cruelly you hold in bands. John Dryden, Aurengz.

   3. Any means of union or connexion between persons.

   Here’s eight that must take hands,
   To join in Hymen’s bands. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   4. Something worn about the neck; a neckcloth. It is now restrained to a neckcloth of particular form worn by clergymen, lawyers, and students in colleges.

   For his mind I do not care,
   That’s a toy that I could spare:
   Let his title be but great,
   His cloaths rich, and band sit neat. Ben Jonson, Underwoods.

   He took his present lodging at the mansion-house of a taylor’s widow, who washes and can clear-starch his bands. Addison.

   5. Any thing bound round another.

   In old statues of stone in cellars, the feet of them being bound with leaden bands, it appeared that the lead did swell. Francis Bacon.

   6. A company of persons joined together in any common design.

   And, good my lord of Somerset, unite
   Your troops of horsemen with his bands of foot. William Shakespeare, Henry VI p. i.

   We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. William Shakespeare, H. V.

   The queen in white array before her band,
   Saluting took her rival by the hand. John Dryden, Fables.

   On a sudden, methought this select band sprang forward, with a resolution to climb the ascent, and follow the call of that heavenly musick. Tatler, №. 81.

   Strait the three bands prepare in arms to join,
   Each band the number of the sacred Nine. Alexander Pope.

   7. In architecture. Any flat low member or moulding, called also fascia, face, or plinth.

2. To Bandverb

   Etymology: from band.

   1. To unite together into one body or troop.

   The bishop, and the duke of Glo’ster’s men,
   Have fill’d their pockets full of pebble stones,
   And banding themselves in contrary parts,
   Do pelt at one another’s pates. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. i.

   Some of the boys banded themselves as for the major, and others for the king; who, after six days skirmishing, at last made a composition, and departed. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwal.

   To live exempt
   From heav’n’s high jurisdiction, in new league
   Banded against his throne. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ii.

   2. To bind over with a band.

   And by his mother stood an infant lover,
   With wings unfledg’d, his eyes were banded over. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. band

   A band typically refers to a group of individuals who come together to perform music or other forms of entertainment, typically using instruments and/or vocal abilities. Bands commonly consist of multiple members, including singers, guitarists, drummers, bassists, keyboardists, and other musicians, who work collaboratively to create, rehearse, and perform music. Bands can have various genres and styles, ranging from rock bands to jazz bands, orchestral bands, marching bands, and more. The purpose of a band is to create music, entertain audiences, and often pursue a professional career in the music industry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bandverb

   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

2. Bandverb

   a continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc

3. Bandverb

   in Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts

4. Bandverb

   that which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie

5. Bandverb

   a linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries

6. Bandverb

   two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress

7. Bandverb

   a narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it

8. Bandverb

   a company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men

9. Bandverb

   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

10. Bandverb

    a space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants

11. Bandverb

    a stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body

12. Bandverb

    a belt or strap

13. Bandverb

    a bond

14. Bandverb

    pledge; security

15. Bandverb

    to bind or tie with a band

16. Bandverb

    to mark with a band

17. Bandverb

    to unite in a troop, company, or confederacy

18. Bandverb

    to confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together

19. Bandverb

    to bandy; to drive away

20. Band

    imp. of Bind

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Band

   band, n. that by which loose things are held together: (fig.) a moral bond of restraint or of obligation: a tie or connecting piece: (pl.) shackles, bonds, fetters (B.): (arch.) an agreement or promise given: (arch.) security given: (Spens.) a pledge. [M. E. band, bond; A.S. bend, from bindan, to bind. See Bind.]

2. Band

   band, n. a strip of cloth, or the like, to bind round anything, as a hat-band, waist-band, &c.: a stripe crossing a surface distinguished by its colour or appearance: the neck-band or collar of a shirt, also the collar or ruff worn by both sexes in the 17th century (termed a falling-band later, when turned down over the shoulders): (pl.) the pair of linen strips hanging down in front from the collar, worn by some Protestant clergymen and by English barristers.—n. Band′age, a strip or swathe of cloth used by surgeons to keep a part of the body at rest, to apply pressure, or to retain dressings or apparatus in position—the two chief varieties, the roller and the triangular handkerchief bandage: a piece of cloth used to blindfold the eyes.—v.t. to bind with such.—n. Band′box, a light kind of box for holding bands, caps, millinery, &c.—p.adj. Band′ed, fastened as with a band: striped with bands: leagued, allied.—ns. Band′fish, a name given to various kinds of fish with long, thin, flat bodies; Band′saw, an endless saw, consisting of a toothed steel belt; Band′ster, one who binds the sheaves after the reapers. [M. E. bande—O. Fr. bande, of Teut. origin; cf. A.S. bindan; Ger. binde, a band, Eng. Bind.]

3. Band

   band, n. a number of persons bound together for any common purpose: a troop of conspirators, confederates, &c.: a body of musicians, the company of musicians attached to a particular regiment in the army: (Scot.) band = bond.—v.t. to bind together.—v.i. to associate, assemble, confederate.—ns. Band′master, the leader of a band of musicians; Bands′man, a member of a band of musicians; Band′-stand, a platform for accommodating a band of musicians.—Band of Hope, an association of young persons—often mere infants—pledged to lifelong abstinence from alcoholic drinks—first instituted about 1847. [Fr. bande, of Teut. origin; cf. Bend, Bind.]

4. Band

   band, v.t. (Spens.) to ban or banish.

5. Band

   an obsolete pa.t. of Bind.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. band

   The musicians of a band are called idlers in large ships. Also a small body of armed men or retainers, as the band of gentlemen pensioners; also an iron hoop round a gun-carriage, mast, &c.; also a slip of canvas stitched across a sail, to strengthen the parts most liable to pressure.--Reef-bands, rope-bands or robands; rudder-bands (which see).

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. band

   A group of people who create music together.

   The band were so kind to each other and loved to sing and play music together.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2020  

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1. BAND

   What does BAND stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BAND acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Band

   a transverse marking broader than a line.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BAND

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Band is ranked #33894 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Band surname appeared 671 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Band.
   
   86.1% or 578 total occurrences were White.
   6.2% or 42 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.8% or 26 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 15 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Adornment
   • Attach
   • Belt
   • Jewelry
   • Loop
   • Musical Organization
   • Range
   • Social Group
   • Strip
   • Stripe
   • Tie
   • Tissue

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'band' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1541

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'band' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2262

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'band' in Nouns Frequency: #539

How to pronounce band?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say band in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of band in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of band in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of band in a Sentence

1. Don Felder:

   Tom Petty was one of my guitar students; I knew Duane, and Stephen and I had a band. When he left, Bernie Leadon moved to Gainesville. His father was a nuclear physicist who was sent to the University of Florida to start their nuclear research facility, so he and I became friends.

2. Meghan Markle:

   I know that for many women right now, there is a sentiment of despair, but again, we have to band together and not wallow. We have to do the work. This moment requires unity – really listening to people, understanding the Constitution was written at a time when women were second-class citizens. We’re not. Certain things need to change.

3. Lance Bass:

   I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys' careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said( that I was gay), it would overpower everything.

4. Steve Fitzgerald:

   He is the leader of the band, whether we like it or not. So we will take a hit, no question.

5. Li Yuchun:

   This pop band is just today's version ... so people in China will not find it strange and find it easy to accept.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=band
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Band
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=band
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/band
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=band
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=band
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=band
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html