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bands, plural;
  1. (of people or organizations) Form a group for a mutual purpose
    • - local people banded together to fight the company
Noun
  1. A group of people who have a common interest or purpose
    • - guerrilla bands
    • - a determined band of activists
  2. A subgroup of a tribe

  3. A group of musicians who play together, in particular

  4. A small group of musicians and vocalists who play pop, jazz, or rock music
    • - the band's last two albums
    • - a rock band
  5. A group of musicians who play brass, wind, or percussion instruments
    • - a military band
  6. An orchestra

  7. A herd or flock
    • - moving bands of caribou
  1. (band) bind or tie together, as with a band
  2. (band) set: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
  3. (band) instrumentalists not including string players
  4. (band) ring: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
  5. (band) a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
  6. (band) an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
  7. Bande (Italian for "Bands") was in Italian military terminology the name used to designate irregular forces, composed normally of foreigners or colonial natives, with some Italian officers and NCOs in command. ...
  8. Bands are a form of formal neckwear, worn by some clergy and lawyers, and with some forms of academic dress. They take the form of two oblong pieces of cloth, usually though not invariably white, which are tied to the neck. ...
  9. (+/- (band)) +/-, or Plus/Minus, is an American indietronic band formed in 2001. The band makes use of both electronic and traditional instruments, and has sought to use electronics to recreate traditional indie rock song forms and instrumental structures. ...
  10. (!!! (band)) !!! (chik chik chikSeabrook, Andrea (May 17, 2007). (Audio: Flash or MP3). All Things Considered NPR. Retrieved 2010-08-26.) is a dance-punk band that formed in Sacramento, California, in 1996. Members of !!! ...
  11. (© (band)) Copyright was a Canadian alternative rock band, active in the 1990s. The band was launched by vocalist Thomas Anselmi and guitarist Christian Thorvaldson, former members of the short-lived and controversial punk rock band Slow, with new bassist Eric Marxsen and drummer Pete Bourne.
  12. (A (band)) A are a British alternative rock band from Suffolk, England, that formed in 1993. They have released four albums, and two live mini-albums.
  13. (band) A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together; A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached; A group of musicians, especially (a) wind and percussion players, or (b) rock musicians; A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; i.e. ...
  14. (Band) That portion of the closure that releases when the closure is removed from a bottle.  The band is used for tamper indication
  15. (Band) the strip of canvas at the top of the net
  16. (Band (Orthodontic)) A thin metal ring, usually stainless steel, which serves to secure orthodontic attachments to a tooth. The band, with orthodontic attachments welded or soldered to it, is closely adapted to fit the contours of the tooth and then cemented into place.
  17. (band) (1) a metal ring that is welded, shrunk, or cast on the outer surface of a hose nipple or fitting; (2) a thin strip of metal used as a non-bolted clamp. See hose clamp.
  18. (Band) A metal ring that is usually placed on your teeth to hold on parts of your braces.
  19. (band) can refer to either a narrow spectral channel selected out of the electromagnetic spectrum, or to a larger portion of the spectrum.
  20. (Band) A flat bar welded to the end of a grating panel, or along the line of a cutout, and extending neither above nor below the bearing bars.
  21. (BAND) Any segment of the frequency spectrum.
  22. (Band) A wavelength interval in the electromagnetic spectrum. For example, in Landsat sensors the bands designate specific wavelength intervals at which images are required.
  23. (Band) An instrumental ensemble, usually made up of wind and percussion instruments and no string instruments.
  24. A band is an organizational structure defined in the Indian Act which represents a particular group of Indians as defined under the Indian Act.
  25. (Band) A ring that is the same width all around the circumference.