Dictionary entry details
• BAND (noun)
Meaning:
An unofficial association of people or groups
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
band; circle; lot; set
Context examples:
the smart set goes there / they were an angry lot
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
social group (people sharing some social relation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):
company; party (a band of people associated temporarily in some activity)
jet set (a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure)
horsey set; horsy set (a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing)
Four Hundred (the exclusive social set of a city)
confederacy; conspiracy (a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose)
cohort (a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion))
camp; clique; coterie; ingroup; inner circle; pack (an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose)
car pool (a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers)
Meaning:
Instrumentalists not including string players
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)
Meronyms (parts of "band"):
section (a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):
concert band; military band (a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments)
brass band (a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments)
Meaning:
A stripe or stripes of contrasting color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
banding; stria; striation; band
Context examples:
chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands / the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
streak; stripe (a marking of a different color or texture from the background)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):
stretch mark (a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy))
Meaning:
An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
stripe; banding; band
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):
cigar band (a narrow paper band around a cigar)
pinstripe (a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric))
hatband (a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim)
neckband (a band around the collar of a garment)
Holonyms ("band" is a part of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
Meaning:
A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
dance band; dance orchestra; band
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):
big band (a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians)
combo; jazz band; jazz group (a small band of jazz musicians)
rock band; rock group (a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music)
steel band (a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands))
Meaning:
A range of frequencies between two limits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
range (a variety of different things or activities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):
frequency band; waveband (a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals))
Meaning:
A thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
slip; strip (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):
armband (a band worn around the upper arm)
elastic; elastic band; rubber band (a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together)
shoulder strap; strap (a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag)
sweatband (a band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hat)
sweatband (a band of material tied around the forehead or wrist to absorb sweat)
bracelet; watch bracelet; watchband; watchstrap; wristband (a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist)
mourning band; weed (a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning)
wristband (band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist)
wrist band; wristlet (a band or bracelet worn around the wrist)
hoop; ring (a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling)
headpiece; headstall (the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head)
arm band; armlet (a band worn around the arm for decoration)
backband (a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle)
bellyband (a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed))
collar; neckband (a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over)
collar (a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it)
garter; supporter (a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve))
cincture; girdle; sash; waistband; waistcloth (a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers)
headband (a band worn around or over the head)
Meaning:
A cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
isthmus; band
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
tissue (part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function)
Meaning:
Jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ring; band
Context examples:
she had rings on every finger / he noted that she wore a wedding band
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
jewellery; jewelry (an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):
wedding band; wedding ring (a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding)
seal ring; signet ring (a ring bearing a signet)
ringlet (a small ring)
mourning ring (a ring worn as a memorial to a dead person)
engagement ring (a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal)
annulet (a small ring)
Meaning:
A thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
slip; strip (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)
loop (anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself))
Meaning:
A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ring; band
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
slip; strip (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)
Meaning:
A restraint put around something to hold it together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("band" is a kind of...):
constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "band"):
withe (band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems)
ligature (a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone)
collet (a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewellery setting)
brake band (a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation)
• BAND (verb)
Meaning:
Bind or tie together, as with a band
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "band" is one way to...):
bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
band; ring
Context examples:
ring birds / band the geese to observe their migratory patterns
Hypernyms (to "band" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
