band

/bˈænd/

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Noun
an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
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instrumentalists not including string players
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a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
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an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
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a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
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a range of frequencies between two limits
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a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
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a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
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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"
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a driving belt in machinery
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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
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a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
Noun
a restraint put around something to hold it together
Verb
bind or tie together, as with a band
Verb
attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
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