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BAND

Definition:

[noun] an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
Synonyms: set, circle, lot
[noun] instrumentalists not including string players
[noun] a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"
Synonyms: stria, striation
[noun] a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material
Synonyms: ing, stripe
[noun] a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
Synonyms: dance dance orchestra
[noun] a range of frequencies between two limits
[noun] something elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs
[noun] 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"
Synonyms: ring
[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
[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"
Synonyms: ring