BAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does band mean? 

• BAND (noun)
  The noun BAND has 13 senses:

1. an unofficial association of people or groups

2. instrumentalists not including string players

3. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

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

5. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

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

9. jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

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)

13. a restraint put around something to hold it together

  Familiarity information: BAND used as a noun is familiar.

• BAND (verb)
  The verb BAND has 2 senses:

1. bind or tie together, as with a band

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

  Familiarity information: BAND used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unofficial association of people or groups

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

band; circle; lot; set

Context example:

they were an angry lot

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

social group (people sharing some social relation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):

cohort (a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion))

company; party (a band of people associated temporarily in some activity)

jet set (a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure)

horsey set; horsy set (a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing)

Four Hundred (the exclusive social set of a city)

confederacy; conspiracy (a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose)

camp; clique; coterie; ingroup; inner circle; pack (an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose)

car pool (a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Instrumentalists not including string players

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)

Meronyms (parts of "band"):

section (a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):

marching band (a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time)

brass band (a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments)

concert band; military band (a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A stripe or stripes of contrasting color

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

band; banding; stria; striation

Context example:

the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

bar; streak; stripe (a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):

collar ((zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal)

stretch mark (a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy))

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

band; banding; stripe

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):

cigar band (a narrow paper band around a cigar)

hatband (a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim)

neckband (a band around the collar of a garment)

pinstripe (a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric))

Holonyms ("band" is a part of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

band; dance band; dance orchestra

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):

big band (a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians)

combo; jazz band; jazz group (a small band of jazz musicians)

rock band; rock group (a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music)

steel band (a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands))

Sense 6

Meaning:

A range of frequencies between two limits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

range (a variety of different things or activities)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):

frequency band; waveband (a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals))

Sense 7

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

slip; strip (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):

sweatband (a band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hat)

armband (a band worn around the upper arm)

wrist band; wristlet (a band or bracelet worn around the wrist)

wristband (band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist)

mourning band; weed (a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning)

bracelet; watch bracelet; watchband; watchstrap; wristband (a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist)

sweatband (a band of material tied around the forehead or wrist to absorb sweat)

shoulder strap; strap (a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag)

elastic; elastic band; rubber band (a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together)

hoop; ring (a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling)

headpiece; headstall (the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head)

headband (a band worn around or over the head)

cincture; girdle; sash; waistband; waistcloth (a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers)

garter; supporter (a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve))

collar (a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it)

collar; neckband (a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over)

bellyband (a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed))

backband (a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle)

arm band; armlet (a band worn around the arm for decoration)

Sense 8

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

band; isthmus

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

tissue (part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

band; ring

Context example:

he noted that she wore a wedding band

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

jewellery; jewelry (an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):

engagement ring (a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal)

mourning ring (a ring worn as a memorial to a dead person)

ringlet (a small ring)

seal ring; signet ring (a ring bearing a signet)

wedding band; wedding ring (a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding)

Sense 10

Meaning:

A driving belt in machinery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

belt (endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys)

Sense 11

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

slip; strip (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)

loop (anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself))

Sense 12

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

band; ring

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

slip; strip (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)

Sense 13

Meaning:

A restraint put around something to hold it together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):

constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):

collet (a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewelry setting)

withe (band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems)

brake band (a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation)

ligature (a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone)

Derivation:

band (bind or tie together, as with a band)

• BAND (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bind or tie together, as with a band

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "band" is one way to...):

bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

band (a restraint put around something to hold it together)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

band; ring

Context example:

band the geese to observe their migratory patterns

Hypernyms (to "band" is one way to...):

attach (cause to be attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

It results from the formation of a fibrotic band which constricts the full radius of the digit and eventually causes the spontaneous autoamputation.

(Ainhum, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare congenital disorder which is caused by entrapment of anatomic parts of the fetus in fibrous amniotic bands during pregnancy.

(Amniotic Band Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A rounded band or bundle of nerve fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain.

(Anterior Commissure, NCI Thesaurus)

Adhesions are bands of scar-like tissue.

(Adhesions, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

There is no sign of the latitudinal bands or zone and belts that we are used to — this image is hardly recognizable as Jupiter.

(Jupiter's North Pole Unlike Anything Encountered in Solar System, NASA)

An example is the protozoan Halofolliculina corallasia, which causes skeletal eroding band disease.

(Plastic debris linked to coral disease, death, SciDev.Net)

Breakthrough Listen used instruments at the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia to observe that location over 5 hours on Saturday, detecting 15 bursts over the entire 4 to 8 GHz frequency band.

(Mysterious Radio Signals Detected from Deep Space, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Band 3 anion transport protein (911 aa, ~102 kDa) is encoded by the human SLC4A1 gene.

(Band 3 Anion Transport Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

KRIT1 contains 4 ankyrin repeats, 1 band 4.1-like domain, and 1 FERM domain.

(Cerebral Cavernous Malformations 1, NCI Thesaurus)

The treatment of chromosomes to reveal characteristic patterns of horizontal bands.

(Chromosome Banding, NCI Thesaurus)