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- Dictionaryband/band/
noun
- 1. a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration: "wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands" Similar
- 2. a stripe, line, or elongated area of a different colour, texture, or composition from its surroundings: "a long, narrow band of cloud" Similar
verb
- 1. provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration: "doors are banded with iron to make them stronger"
- 2. mark (something) with a stripe or stripes of a different colour: "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: [noun] something that confines or constricts while allowing a degree of movement.
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.
band: noun alliance , army , array , association , bevy, body , cabal , coalition , collection , combination , congregation , corps , coterie , covey , crew , detail ...
26 meanings: 1. a company of people having a common purpose; group 2. a group of musicians playing either brass and percussion.... Click for more definitions.
BAND meaning: 1. a group of musicians who play modern music together: 2. a group of young men or women who…. Learn more.
a rock/punk/jazz band ; He plays drums in a band that he formed with some friends. The band is/are playing a gig in Liverpool tonight. She's a singer with a band. There's nothing like the excitement of seeing a live band. his fellow band members Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr; see also boy band, garage band, girl band
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + band a rock/jazz etc band He’s the saxophonist in a jazz band. a brass band (= a band of brass instruments such as trumpets and trombones) A brass band was playing in the park. a live band (= playing live music, not recorded music) There’s a live band at the club on Saturday nights. the school band She plays the trumpet in ...
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.
BAND definition: 1. a group of musicians who play modern music together: 2. a line of a different colour or design…. Learn more.