band

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/bænd/

noun 10verb 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.) group of musicians

ADJ

big | brass, string, wind | blues, dance, jazz, rock | marching, military, regimental | school

live

We went to a concert last weekend and heard an amazing live band playing rock music.

one-man

She's been working as a one-man band since she started her freelance design business last year.

VERB + BAND

form

join, play in, sing in

My brother joined a jazz band last year and now practices three times a week.

conduct, lead

BAND + VERB

perform, play

strike up

The jazz band struck up a lively tune as soon as the guests arrived at the wedding reception.

BAND + NOUN

leader, member

PREP

in a/the ~

My brother plays guitar in a jazz band that performs at local clubs every weekend.

with a/the ~

My brother plays guitar with a rock band that performs at local venues every weekend.

PHRASES

a member of the band

(noun.) group of people

ADJ

select, small

Only a small band of volunteers showed up to help clean the beach that morning.

dwindling | growing

VERB + BAND

join

PREP

~ of

A band of volunteers gathered at the community center to help clean up the park.

(noun.) range

ADJ

age, price, tax

People in the higher tax band pay more money to the government each year.

VERB + BAND

be in, fall into

My older sister is in a rock band that plays at local venues every weekend.

Definitions

noun

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

band and gusset and seam

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.

sandstone with bands of shale

[...] at each station the train times are not shown in one all-embracing chronological list, but in two separate sheets, one with a conspicuous band of yellow detailing westbound departures and the other with a similar band of blue the eastbound trains.

verb

To fasten with a band.

As he spake, his eyes rested on the graves below. "Yes," muttered the youth, "they are sufficient answer; they are indeed the end of all human hope." Mechanically he turned from one to another. Some were recently banded down with osiers, and the grass was varied with primrose roots; on some the foxglove grew luxuriantly, while others had a tombstone, carved with a name and a brief epitaph.

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

noun

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.

musical band

session band

A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; an instance of this type.

Ellipsis of marching band.

A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.

But in the mean time Robin Hood and his band lived quietly in Sherwood Forest, without showing their faces abroad, for Robin knew that it would not be wise for him to be seen in the neighborhood of Nottingham, those in authority being very wroth with him.

"My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore."

A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and nations.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or

noun — a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identif

ring

noun — jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set

ring

noun — a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

noun — a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomi

isthmus

noun — an unofficial association of people or groups

verb — attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

ring

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

to beat the band

In such a way as to surpass all competition; hence, contextually, very vigorously, at a frantic pace, to a high degree.

Fifty dollars gold 'd buy beer to beat the band—enough to drown me if I fell in head first.

one-man band

A musician who plays several musical instruments at once.

band together

to unite, to come together

get the band back together

To reunite a group of people or other entities.

It appears that the Baby Bells are trying to get the band back together and reform the old AT&T monopoly.

Example Bank

The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.

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band and gusset and seam

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sandstone with bands of shale

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musical band

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session band

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, band is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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