band meaning and definition

BAND noun

Definition of band (noun)

1. an unofficial association of people or groups
   • "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
   • synonyms: circle, lot, set
2. instrumentalists not including string players
3. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
   • "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
   • synonyms: banding, stria, striation
4. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
   • synonyms: banding, stripe
5. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
   • synonyms: dance band, dance orchestra
6. a range of frequencies between two limits
7. a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
8. a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
   • synonyms: isthmus
9. 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"
   • synonyms: ring
10. a driving belt in machinery
11. 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. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
    • synonyms: ring
13. a restraint put around something to hold it together

BAND verb

Definition of band (verb)

1. bind or tie together, as with a band
2. attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
   • "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
   • synonyms: ring