band /bænd/
1. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
synset: set, circle, band, lot
2. instrumentalists not including string players
synset: band
3. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
synset: band, banding, stria, striation
4. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
5. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
synset: dance_band, band, dance_orchestra
6. a range of frequencies between two limits
synset: band
7. a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
synset: band
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; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"
10. a driving belt in machinery
synset: band
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
synset: band
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
synset: band
1. bind or tie together, as with a band
synset: band
2. attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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