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noun
- 1. a flat, thin strip or loop of material put around something, typically to hold it together or to decorate it: "wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands" Similar
- 2. a stripe or elongated area of a different color, texture, or composition than its surroundings: "a long, narrow band of cloud" Similar
verb
- 1. surround (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, typically for reinforcement or decoration: "doors are banded with iron to make them stronger"
- 2. mark (something) with a stripe or stripes of a different color: "the bird's bill is banded across the middle with black"
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BAND definition: 1. a group of musicians who play modern music together: 2. a group of young men or women who…. Learn more.
Band definition: a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop. See examples of BAND used in a sentence.
The meaning of BAND is something that confines or constricts while allowing a degree of movement. How to use band in a sentence.
A band is a strip or loop of metal or other strong material which strengthens something, or which holds several things together. Surgeons placed a metal band around the knee cap to help it knit back together.
1. A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together: a metal band around the bale of cotton. 2. A strip or stripe that contrasts with something else in color, texture, or material. 3. A narrow strip of fabric used to trim, finish, or reinforce articles of clothing. 4.
A band is a narrow strip of fabric or some other material, like the head band a little girl wears in her hair. When a patient is admitted to a hospital, she gets a plastic wrist band with her name on it.
Definition of band noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. band. noun. /bænd/ group of musicians. enlarge image. [countable + singular or plural verb]a small group of musicians who play popular music together, often with a singer or singers. a rock/punk/jazz band. He plays drums in a band that he formed with some friends.
a piece of material put around something: an elastic band. band noun [C] (PEOPLE) a group of people who do something together: the Cathedral's band of regular worshippers. band noun [C] (PART) one of the groups that something is divided into: the 20-25 age band. See also. elastic band. rubber band.
to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way. band. Present. I, you, we, they. bands. Past. Present perfect. Past perfect.
Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. bands. A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together. A metal band around the bale of cotton. American Heritage. Something that binds, ties together, restrains, etc. Webster's New World.
