band (
http://definr.com/band)
n 1: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart
set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn:
set,
circle,
lot]
2: instrumentalists not including string players
3: a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit
characteristic bands" [syn:
stria,
striation]
4: a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material [syn:
banding,
stripe]
5: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn:
dance band,
dance orchestra]
6: a range of frequencies between two limits
7: something elongated that is worn around the body or one of
the limbs
8: jewelry consisting of a circular band of a precious metal
worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger" [syn:
ring]
9: put around something to hold it together
v : bind or tie together, as with a band