English dictionary
band
/b/&/nd/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an unofficial association of people or groups
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instrumentalists not including string players
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a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
ExamplesChromosomes exhibit characteristic bands.
The black and yellow banding of bees and wasps.
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an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
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a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
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a range of frequencies between two limits
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a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
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a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
Synonyms isthmusSource: WordNet 3.0
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jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
ExamplesHe noted that she wore a wedding band.
Synonyms ringSource: WordNet 3.0
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a driving belt in machinery
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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
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a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
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a restraint put around something to hold it together
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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.
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verb
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bind or tie together, as with a band
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attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
ExamplesBand the geese to observe their migratory patterns.
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To bind or tie with a band.
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To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together.
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To bandy; to drive away.
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