band in English dictionary

  • band

    Meanings and definitions of "band"

    • A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
    • A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
    • A group of musicians, especially (a) wind and percussion players, or (b) rock musicians.
    • A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; i.e. marching band.
    • A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
    • (physics) A part of radio spectrum.
    • (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material. Valence band , conduction band .
    • (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society.
    • (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
    • (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose.
    • To fasten together with a band.
    • (ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around (a bird's) leg.
    • noun
      A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
    • noun
      A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
    • noun
      A marching band.
    • noun
      A group of people loosely united for a common purpose ( a band of thieves).
    • noun
      (anthropology)
      A small group of people living in a simple society.
    • noun
      (Canada)
      A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
    • noun
      A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
    • noun
      (architecture)
      A strip of decoration.
    • noun
      That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
    • noun
      A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
    • noun
      (in the plural)
      Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
    • noun
      (physics)
      A part of the radio spectrum.
    • noun
      (physics)
      A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A bond.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Pledge; security.
    • noun
      (chiefly US)
      A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
    • noun
      (sciences)
      Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
    • noun
      (slang, hiphop, often in the plural)
      A wad of money totaling $10K, held together by a band; ( by extension) money
    • verb
      ( transitive) To fasten with a band.
    • verb
      ( transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
    • The interval between status thresholds that define a specific level of performance. All input values between the upper and lower thresholds or boundaries of a band have the same indicator status and performance level.
    • Frequency interval between to defined limits that form part of radio spectrum.
    • A group of musicians, especially wind and percussion players
    • strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together
    • strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached
    • group of musicians
    • orchestra originally playing janissary music
    • group of people loosely united for a common purpose
    • part of radio spectrum
    • group of energy levels in a solid state material
    • anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society
    • Canada: recognized group of aboriginals
    • ( intransitive ) to group together for a common purpose
    • to fasten together with a band
    • ornithology: to fasten an identifying band
    • noun
      an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
    • noun
      an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
    • noun
      a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
    • noun
      a driving belt in machinery
    • noun
      a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
    • noun
      a range of frequencies between two limits
    • noun
      a restraint put around something to hold it together
    • noun
      a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
    • noun
      a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
    • noun
      a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
    • noun
      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
    • noun
      instrumentalists not including string players
    • noun
      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"
    • verb
      attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
    • verb
      bind or tie together, as with a band

    Synonyms of "band" in English dictionary

    isthmus, dance orchestra, strip are the top synonyms of "band" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of band

    • band ( third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)
    • lm  liczba mnoga bands band, -ed, -ed; he bands; be banding
    • A music band band ( plural  bands)
    • band (plural bands)
    • band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)
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