band

Noun

• a restraint put around something to hold it together

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

• 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

• a driving belt in machinery

• 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
    

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

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

• a range of frequencies between two limits

• a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

• an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

• a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
  • chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
    
  • the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps
    

• instrumentalists not including string players

• an unofficial association of people or groups
  • the smart set goes there
    
  • they were an angry lot
    

Verb

• attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
  • ring birds
    
  • band the geese to observe their migratory patterns
    

• bind or tie together, as with a band

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ring , isthmus , dance band , dance orchestra , banding , stripe , stria , striation , set , circle , lot