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[1] a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters.
[2] Music . a group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type: rock band; calypso band; mariachi band. a musical group, usually employing brass, percussion, and often woodwind instruments, that plays especially for marching or open-air performances. big band. dance band.
[3] a division of a nomadic tribe; a group of individuals who move and camp together and subsist by hunting and gathering.
[4] a group of persons living outside the law: a renegade band.
[5] to unite in a troop, company, or confederacy.
[6] to unite; confederate (often followed by together ): They banded together to oust the chairman.
[7] to beat the band , Informal . energetically; abundantly: It rained all day to beat the band.
[8] a thin, flat strip of some material for binding, confining, trimming, protecting, etc.: a band on each bunch of watercress.
[9] a fillet, belt, or strap: a band for the hair; a band for connecting pulleys.
[10] a stripe, as of color or decorative work.
[11] a strip of paper or other material serving as a label: a cigar band.
[12] a plain or simply styled ring, without mounted gems or the like: a thin gold band on his finger.
[13] (on a long-playing phonograph record) one of a set of grooves in which sound has been recorded, separated from an adjacent set or sets by grooves without recorded sound.
[14] bands. Geneva bands.
[15] a flat collar commonly worn by men and women in the 17th century in western Europe.
[16] Also called frequency band, wave band. Radio and Television . a specific range of frequencies, especially a set of radio frequencies, as HF, VHF, and UHF.
[17] Also called energy band . Physics . a closely spaced group of energy levels of electrons in a solid.
[18] Computers . one or more tracks or channels on a magnetic drum.
[19] Dentistry . a strip of thin metal encircling a tooth, usually for anchoring an orthodontic apparatus.
[20] Anatomy , Zoology . a ribbonlike or cordlike structure encircling, binding, or connecting a part or parts.
[21] (in handbound books) one of several cords of hemp or flax handsewn across the back of the collated signatures of a book to provide added strength.
[22] to mark, decorate, or furnish with a band or bands.
[23] Usually bands. articles for binding the person or the limbs; shackles; manacles; fetters.
[24] an obligation; bond: the nuptial bands.
[25] two bands or pendent stripes made usually of white lawn and worn at the throat as part of clerical garb, originally by the Swiss Calvinist clergy.
[26] a company of people having a common purpose; group a band of outlaws
[27] a group of musicians playing either brass and percussion instruments only (brass band ) or brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments (concert band or military band )
[28] a group of musicians who play popular music, jazz, etc, often for dancing
[29] a group of instrumentalists generally; orchestra
[30] Canadian a formally recognized group of Canadian Indians on a reserve
[31] anthropol a division of a tribe; a family group or camp group
[32] US and Canadian a flock or herd
[33] (usually foll by together) to unite; assemble
[34] a thin flat strip of some material, used esp to encircle objects and hold them together a rubber band
[35] a strip of fabric or other material used as an ornament or distinguishing mark, or to reinforce clothing (in combination ) waistband ; hairband ; hatband
[36] a stripe of contrasting colour or texture See also chromosome band
[37] a driving belt in machinery
[38] a range of values that are close or related in number, degree, or quality
[39] physics a range of frequencies or wavelengths between two limits radio such a range allocated to a particular broadcasting station or service
[40] short for energy band
[41] computing one or more tracks on a magnetic disk or drum
[42] anatomy any structure resembling a ribbon or cord that connects, encircles, or binds different parts
[43] the cords to which the folded sheets of a book are sewn
[44] a thin layer or seam of ore
[45] architect a strip of flat panelling, such as a fascia or plinth, usually attached to a wall
[46] a large white collar, sometimes edged with lace, worn in the 17th century
[47] either of a pair of hanging extensions of the collar, forming part of academic, legal, or (formerly) clerical dress
[48] a ring for the finger (esp in phrases such as wedding band , band of gold , etc)
[49] to fasten or mark with a band
[50] US and Canadian to ring (a bird) See ring 1 (def. 22)
[51] an archaic word for bond (def. 1), bond (def. 3), bond (def. 4)
[52] a pair of white lawn or linen strips hanging from the front of the neck or collar of some ecclesiastical and academic robes

Words related to Bands

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Origin of Bands

Geneva bandsFirst recorded in 1880–85

Other words from Bands

band·er , noun
band·less , adjective

Word origin for Bands

Geneva bandsC19: named after Geneva , where originally worn by Swiss Calvinist clergy

Synonyms for Bands

line, ring, tape, bandage, bandeau, belt, binding, bond, braid, cable, chain, circle, circuit, copula, cord, fillet, harness, hoop, ligature, link, manacle, ribbon, rope, sash, scarf, shackle, snood, stay, strap, string, strip, tie, truss