Definition of 'band'

Noun

1. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
      Synonyms: set circle 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"
      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 thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else
11. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
       Synonyms: ring
12. a restraint put around something to hold it together

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

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