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English noun: band | |||
| 1. | band (group) an unofficial association of people or groups | ||
| Samples | The smart set goes there. They were an angry lot. | ||
| Synonyms | circle, lot, set | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | social group | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | camp, car pool, clique, cohort, company, confederacy, conspiracy, coterie, Four Hundred, horsey set, horsy set, ingroup, inner circle, jet set, pack, party | ||
| 2. | band (group) instrumentalists not including string players | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | musical group, musical organisation, musical organization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brass band, concert band, marching band, military band | ||
| Part holonym | section | ||
| 3. | band (attribute) a stripe or stripes of contrasting color | ||
| Samples | Chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands. The black and yellow banding of bees and wasps. | ||
| Synonyms | banding, stria, striation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bar, streak, stripe | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | collar, stretch mark | ||
| 4. | band (artifact) an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material | ||
| Synonyms | banding, stripe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adornment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cigar band, hatband, neckband, pinstripe | ||
| Part meronym | garment | ||
| 5. | band (group) a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing | ||
| Synonyms | dance band, dance orchestra | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | musical group, musical organisation, musical organization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | big band, combo, jazz band, jazz group, rock band, rock group, steel band | ||
| 6. | band (communication) a range of frequencies between two limits | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | range | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | frequency band, waveband | ||
| 7. | band (artifact) a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | slip, strip | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arm band, armband, armlet, backband, bellyband, bracelet, cincture, collar, collar, elastic, elastic band, garter, girdle, headband, headpiece, headstall, hoop, mourning band, neckband, ring, rubber band, sash, shoulder strap, strap, supporter, sweatband, sweatband, waistband, waistcloth, watch bracelet, watchband, watchstrap, weed, wrist band, wristband, wristband, wristlet | ||
| 8. | band (body) a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure | ||
| Synonyms | isthmus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tissue | ||
| 9. | band (artifact) jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger | ||
| Samples | She had rings on every finger. He noted that she wore a wedding band. | ||
| Synonyms | ring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jewellery, jewelry | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | annulet, engagement ring, mourning ring, ringlet, seal ring, signet ring, wedding band, wedding ring | ||
| 10. | band (artifact) a driving belt in machinery | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belt | ||
| 11. | band (artifact) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | loop, slip, strip | ||
| 12. | band (artifact) a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) | ||
| Synonyms | ring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | slip, strip | ||
| 13. | band (artifact) a restraint put around something to hold it together | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | constraint, restraint | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brake band, collet, ligature, withe | ||
English verb: band | |||
| 1. | band (contact) bind or tie together, as with a band | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bind, tie | ||
| 2. | band (contact) attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify | ||
| Samples | Ring birds. Band the geese to observe their migratory patterns. | ||
| Synonyms | ring | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
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