band

/bænd/ · noun

Meaning

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
A strip of decoration.
That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
(in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
To fasten with a band.
To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
A marching band.
A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
To cohere or stick together in a mass.
To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.

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