Band - Definition

n 1: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart
set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: set,
circle, band, lot]
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" [syn: band, banding, stria,
striation]
4: an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or
material [syn: band, banding, stripe]
5: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn:
dance band, 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 [syn: isthmus, band]
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" [syn:
ring, band]
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) [syn: band,
ring]
13: a restraint put around something to hold it together
v 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"
[syn: ring, band]