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Bands

/bændz/

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

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📖 Definitions of "Bands"

noun

1
A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
2
A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
3
A strip of decoration.
4
That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.

verb

1
To fasten with a band.
2
To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).

noun

1
A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
2
A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
3
A marching band.
4
A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).

verb

1
To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
2
To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bands"

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Word	Definition
ringnoun	(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
stripenoun	A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.
strianoun	A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
setnoun	A punch for setting nails in wood.
striationnoun	(countable, geomorphology) One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape.
lotnoun	A large quantity or number; a great deal.
dance bandnoun	A band playing this style of music
circlenoun	(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
dance orchestranoun	a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
frequency bandnoun	(telecommunications) Synonym of band (“a designated range of radio frequencies used for wireless communication”)
archesnoun	Arches National Park, a national park in Utah
arcsnoun	(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
armbandsnoun	A band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize mourning or protest.
bandagesnoun	A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
bandenoun	—
bandits	a 2001 American crime comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Harley Peyton.
bangles	the eponymous first EP by The Bangles.
bannersnoun	Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
barsnoun	(sports) Any event in gymnastics using the bars.
beaches	(the working title as Remember Me) a 1988 American comedy-drama film adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue and based on Iris Rainer Dart's 1985 novel of the same name.