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Meaning & Definition of Band in English

English

Band

/bænd/

noun

1. An unofficial association of people or groups

  • "The smart set goes there"
  • "They were an angry lot"
synonym:
  • set,
  • circle,
  • band,
  • lot

2. Instrumentalists not including string players

synonym:
  • band

3. A stripe or stripes of contrasting color

  • "Chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"
  • "The black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
synonym:
  • band,
  • banding,
  • stria,
  • striation

4. An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

synonym:
  • band,
  • banding,
  • stripe

5. A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

synonym:
  • dance band,
  • band,
  • dance orchestra

6. A range of frequencies between two limits

synonym:
  • band

7. A thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

synonym:
  • band

8. A cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

synonym:
  • 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"
synonym:
  • ring,
  • band

10. A driving belt in machinery

synonym:
  • band

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

synonym:
  • band

12. A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

synonym:
  • band,
  • ring

13. A restraint put around something to hold it together

synonym:
  • band

verb

1. Bind or tie together, as with a band

synonym:
  • band

2. Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

  • "Ring birds"
  • "Band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
synonym:
  • ring,
  • band

Examples of using

My favorite German band is Juli.
I liked both songs very much, and only then I noticed that they'd been written by the same band. At that moment it got one more fan.
The band played a march.