- a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters.
- Music.
- a group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type: rock band; calypso band; mariachi band.
- a musical group, usually employing brass, percussion, and often woodwind instruments, that plays especially for marching or open-air performances.
- big band.
- dance band.
- a division of a nomadic tribe; a group of individuals who move and camp together and subsist by hunting and gathering.
- a group of persons living outside the law: a renegade band.
- to unite in a troop, company, or confederacy.
- to unite; confederate (often followed by together): They banded together to oust the chairman.
- energetically; abundantly: It rained all day to beat the band.
- a thin, flat strip of some material for binding, confining, trimming, protecting, etc.: a band on each bunch of watercress.
- a fillet, belt, or strap: a band for the hair;a band for connecting pulleys.
- a stripe, as of color or decorative work.
- a strip of paper or other material serving as a label: a cigar band.
- a plain or simply styled ring, without mounted gems or the like: a thin gold band on his finger.
- (on a long-playing phonograph record) one of a set of grooves in which sound has been recorded, separated from an adjacent set or sets by grooves without recorded sound.
- Geneva bands.
- a flat collar commonly worn by men and women in the 17th century in western Europe.
- a specific range of frequencies, especially a set of radio frequencies, as HF, VHF, and UHF.
- a closely spaced group of energy levels of electrons in a solid.
- one or more tracks or channels on a magnetic drum.
- a strip of thin metal encircling a tooth, usually for anchoring an orthodontic apparatus.
- a ribbonlike or cordlike structure encircling, binding, or connecting a part or parts.
- (in handbound books) one of several cords of hemp or flax handsewn across the back of the collated signatures of a book to provide added strength.
- to mark, decorate, or furnish with a band or bands.
- articles for binding the person or the limbs; shackles; manacles; fetters.
- an obligation; bond: the nuptial bands.
- a company of people having a common purpose; group
- a group of musicians playing either brass and percussion instruments only (brass band) or brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments (concert band or military band)
- a group of musicians who play popular music, jazz, etc, often for dancing
- a group of instrumentalists generally; orchestra
- a formally recognized group of Canadian Indians on a reserve
- a division of a tribe; a family group or camp group
- a flock or herd
- to unite; assemble
- a thin flat strip of some material, used esp to encircle objects and hold them together
- a strip of fabric or other material used as an ornament or distinguishing mark, or to reinforce clothing
- (in combination)
- a stripe of contrasting colour or texture
- a driving belt in machinery
- a range of values that are close or related in number, degree, or quality
- a range of frequencies or wavelengths between two limits
- such a range allocated to a particular broadcasting station or service
- short for energy band
- one or more tracks on a magnetic disk or drum
- any structure resembling a ribbon or cord that connects, encircles, or binds different parts
- the cords to which the folded sheets of a book are sewn
- a thin layer or seam of ore
- a strip of flat panelling, such as a fascia or plinth, usually attached to a wall
- a large white collar, sometimes edged with lace, worn in the 17th century
- either of a pair of hanging extensions of the collar, forming part of academic, legal, or (formerly) clerical dress
- a ring for the finger (esp in phrases such as wedding band, band of gold, etc)
- to fasten or mark with a band
- to ring (a bird)
- an archaic word for bond (def. 1), bond (def. 3), bond (def. 4)
