band

Meaning

Noun

1. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
2. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
3. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
4. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
5. A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
6. A strip of decoration.
7. A strip of decoration.
8. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
9. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
10. Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
11. A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
12. A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
13. (obsolete) A bond.
14. (obsolete) Pledge; security.
15. A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
16. Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
17. Short for band cell.
18. (slang) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) $1000, a grand; (by extension) money

Verb

1. To fasten with a band.
2. To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).

Verb

1. To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
2. To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.

Verb

simple past and past participle of bind

Verb

Obsolete form of bandy.

Concepts

band

gang

group

belt

strip

tape

ribbon

orchestra

company

ring

string

stripe

team

strap

tie

crowd

bandage

party

knot

troop

pack

girdle

bunch

flock

squad

zone

set

lace

ensemble

hoop

bond

mob

banding

force

binding

herd

collar

cluster

crew

waveband

fillet

detachment

shift

unit

rope

circle

cord

thong

body

swarm

ligament

assembly

collection

gathering

bind

streak

bundle

stria

isthmus

range

bevy

fastening

cordon

sash

covey

battery

thread

twine

wavelength range

posse

train

clan

tribe

throng

gather

gird

division

striation

lot

dance band

dance orchestra

tie together

flight

unite

fascia

wage bracket

ligature

link

class

cincture

musical band

brace

nexus

truss

region

swathe

bar

section

line

clutch

host

attach

bracket

stake

loop

rim

family

frequency band

braid

army

wire

volume

adhesive bandage

bandaid

plaster

sticking plaster

side

tic

lair

caravan

Japanese orchestra

accompaniment

faction

troupe

rob

tap

torque

filet

garter

type

layer

girth

surcingle

cuff

wristband

armlet

halter

tether

horde

multitude

banditti

cohort

coronet

society

cramp-iron

iron-brace

orchestral band

elique

clique

kerchief

chorus

refrain

affiliation

coupling

vinculum

shingles

waistband

centralize

amass

bring together

center

centre

collect

concentrate

consolidate

focalize

focus

get together

muster

summon up

incorporate

banderol

banderole

film

movie

tapeworm

association

club

coterie

spectral band

area

district

climate

terrain

zona

cingule

cingulum

band spectrum

webbing

band molding

ornamental string

rod

wave range

energy band

wrap

accompany

escort

fetch

bondage

batten

trim

unify

bracelet

latchet

batch

intersection

number

platoon

score

welter

bandwidth

lane

traffic lane

affix

belay

brooch

catch

clasp

fasten

fix

fixate

frame

frame up

frap

hang on

hitch

indent

indenture

infix

join

moor

mortgage

mount

peg

pin

post

reeve

rig

secure

sign on

stick

stick on

tack

toggle

lacing

strand

taenia

tenia

bundle up

lump

choker

data track

florist’s willow

goat willow

pussy willow

track

annulus

skirt

tire

tyre

bank

battalion

block

discussion section

outfit

phalanx

clinch

dress

lash

lash together

ligate

rack

slur

tie down

tie up

marching band

col

cove

defile

gulch

mountain pass

notch

pass

ringlet

musical group

music group

chain

jet

row

people

bind up

ascension

barrel

barren

bed

bike

boar

brood

building

bury

business

busyness

cartload

cete

chowder

clamour

cloud

clowder

clutter

coalition

colony

comfort

corps

drift

drove

erst

exaltation

field

flush

gaggle

grist

gulp

harem

harras

hirsel

hive

intrigue

kennel

kindle

leash

murder

murmuration

mustering

nest

paddling

parliament

plump

pod

pounce

pride

raft

rookery

rout

school

shiver

shoal

shrewdness

skein

skulk

sleuth

sloth

sounder

span

stud

tiding

tittering

trip

wedge

riff-raff

bring

carry

conduct

lead

heap

contingent

rabble

shoelace

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bænd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Middle English band reinforced by Old French bande. Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Danish bånd, Swedish band, Icelandic band (“band”). Related to bond, bind, bend.

Sentences

There they formed a band from which Reece was shortly fired .

It features most of the main cast collectively playing musical instruments as a band .

Despite this , the band continued with established session guitarist B . J . Cole replacing McCabe .

When Crover joined the band , the Melvins also relocated to Aberdeen , Washington .