BAND
/bænd/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9
Definition
- verb bind or tie together, as with a band.
- verb attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify.
— synonyms: ring
- noun an unofficial association of people or groups.
— synonyms: set, circle, lot
- noun instrumentalists not including string players.
- noun a stripe or stripes of contrasting color.
— synonyms: banding, stria, striation
- noun an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material.
— synonyms: banding, stripe
- noun a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing.
— synonyms: dance_band, dance_orchestra
- noun a range of frequencies between two limits.
- noun a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body).
- noun a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure.
— synonyms: isthmus
- noun jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger.
— synonyms: ring
- noun a driving belt in machinery.
- 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.
- noun a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration).
— synonyms: ring
- 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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