BAND

/bænd/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9

Definition

  1. verb bind or tie together, as with a band.
  2. verb attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify. — synonyms: ring
  3. noun an unofficial association of people or groups. — synonyms: set, circle, lot
  4. noun instrumentalists not including string players.
  5. noun a stripe or stripes of contrasting color. — synonyms: banding, stria, striation
  6. noun an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material. — synonyms: banding, stripe
  7. noun a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing. — synonyms: dance_band, dance_orchestra
  8. noun a range of frequencies between two limits.
  9. noun a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body).
  10. noun a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure. — synonyms: isthmus
  11. noun jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger. — synonyms: ring
  12. noun a driving belt in machinery.
  13. noun 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.
  14. noun a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration). — synonyms: ring
  15. noun a restraint put around something to hold it together.

Examples

  • “valence band;  conduction band”
  • “Just to make the cheese more binding”
  • “I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.”

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