band
IPA: bˈænd
noun
- A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
- A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
- A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
- A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
- A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
- A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
- (architecture) A strip of decoration.
- A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
- In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
- 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.
- (physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
- (obsolete) A bond.
- (obsolete) Pledge; security.
- (especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
- (sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
- (slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) $1000, a grand; (by extension) money
- 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).
- (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
- (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
- A surname from German.
- (medicine) Short for band cell. [A cell undergoing granulopoiesis, derived from a metamyelocyte, and leading to a mature granulocyte; it is characterized by having a nucleus that is curved but not lobar.]
verb
- (transitive) To fasten with a band.
- (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
- (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
- (transitive, education) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.
- Obsolete form of bandy. [(transitive) To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.]
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Examples of "band" in Sentences
- The band is mentioned due to the genealogy of the group.
- The circlet is edged with a silver band set in brilliants.
- This set the stage for the band's path to infamy overseas.
- The band wanted the video to set the scene on the actual party.
- The band is one of the most performing groups in the Netherlands.
- The band set up in a semicircle in the studio with one microphone.
- The band played the remainder of their set with Abuelo visibly bleeding.
- In many competitions, the band was acclaimed the best group of the year.
- The band performed in the warehouse party scene in the movie Strange Days.
- The band also won the Cavalcade of Bands Group 1 Open Championship in 2006.
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