band
band is a 4-letter English word with 35 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter.
- transitive verb. A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc.
- transitive verb. In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
- transitive verb. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
- transitive verb. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- transitive verb. Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
- transitive verb. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it.
- transitive verb. A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men.
- transitive verb. A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals.
- transitive verb. A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants.
- transitive verb. A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body.
- transitive verb. A belt or strap.
- transitive verb. A bond
- transitive verb. Pledge; security.
- transitive verb. To bind or tie with a band.
- transitive verb. To mark with a band.
- transitive verb. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy.
- intransitive verb. To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together.
- transitive verb. To bandy; to drive away.
- imp. of Bind.
- noun. a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
- noun. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
- noun. a restraint put around something to hold it together
- noun. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- noun. a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
- noun. a driving belt in machinery
- noun. jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
"she had rings on every finger"
"he noted that she wore a wedding band"
- noun. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
"chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"
"the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
- noun. a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
- noun. a range of frequencies between two limits
- noun. an unofficial association of people or groups
"the smart set goes there"
"they were an angry lot"
- noun. instrumentalists not including string players
- noun. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
- verb. attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
"ring birds"
"band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
- verb. bind or tie together, as with a band
Synonyms
banding, stripe, ring, stria, striation, isthmus, circle, lot, set
Common word forms
bands, banded, bander, banding, bandless
Words from these letters
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