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band
  1. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
    1. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
    2. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
    3. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
    4. A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
  2. (architecture) A strip of decoration.
    1. A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
    2. In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
  3. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
  4. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  5. (plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
  6. (physics) A part of the radio spectrum.
  7. (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
  8. (obsolete) A bond.
  9. (obsolete) Pledge; security.
  10. (especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
  11. (sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
  12. (slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $10K, held together by a band; (by extension) money
  13. Synonyms:
  14. Examples:
    1. “Its warm plumage is set off by a long black band from the base of the bill down the side of the neck.”
      “The decorative band of stonework around the hall has been restored.”
      “She wore a colorful band around her wrist.”
band
  1. A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
  2. A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
  3. A marching band.
  4. A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
  5. (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society.
  6. (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “Its warm plumage is set off by a long black band from the base of the bill down the side of the neck.”
      “The decorative band of stonework around the hall has been restored.”
      “She wore a colorful band around her wrist.”
bandwidth
  1. The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
  2. Of a signal, the width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
  3. (networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
  4. (informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The radio station needed to adjust its bandwidth in order to accommodate both high and low frequencies for optimal transmission.”
      “A Wi-Fi set-up has both the bandwidth and computing power needed to handle several such applications.”
      “Symmetrix DMX is rated at 64GBps of peak internal bandwidth, which is a huge leap over the Symmetrix 8000's 1.6GBps.”
bandeau
  1. A band for the hair.
  2. (medicine) A band.
  3. A narrow, tight bra, especially when strapless; hence, ant women's top made from a similar band of fabric.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “She had been looking for a bandeau top for ages but they were all too expensive.”
      “This person, whose gender I was unable to determine, wore a black leather bandeau and shiny red plastic G-string.”
      “But the must-have item is the rugby-stripe bandeau bikini with grommets and ties.”
bandstand
  1. A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.
  2. A small, informal stage, usually located in nightclubs, where local and amateur musicians perform.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Keller looked back at the ceremonial bandstand to see Admiral Warren saluting the flyby.”
      “Those trees used to stand like sentinels on either side of the path leading to the bandstand from the Glass House.”
      “There were handbag throwing competitions for boys, and flat-pack assembly competitions for the girls, as well as tea and cakes at the bandstand.”
banding
  1. A pattern of band-like markings.
  2. A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The scientist observed the intricate banding on the butterfly's wings, marveling at the vibrant colors and symmetrical design.”
bandstration
  1. (uncountable) the arrangement of music for performance by a band
  2. (countable) a composition that has been bandstrated
bandsman
  1. A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band.
  2. (mining, historical) A labourer (loader) working with a band of men.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Between 1975 and 1980 I was a junior bandsman with the now-defunct Brighouse St John Ambulance Brigade Band, based in Brighouse.”
      “He's served as an Air Force bandsman for 20 years and can just as easily strike a tune on an English horn.”
      “Pennants flapped from the rigging like welcome garlands and tiny bandsman hugged tight their brass instruments amidst the crush.”
bandwagon
  1. A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
  2. (figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “I then explained that it is an old-fashioned idea where the arrival of a bandwagon in a town generally attracted a large following.”
      “I just can't join the bandwagon of rabble-rousers determined to endow basic biological functions with allegorical status.”
      “The newbies who haven't figured it out yet drop everything to jump on the latest bandwagon.”
bandshell
  1. A large, outdoor performing venue typically used by bands and orchestras, with the roof protecting musicians from the elements and reflecting the sound towards the audience.
  2. Examples:
    1. “As I mentioned when I was there a month ago, there's a new, very expensive and visually-impressive bandshell adorning the Hollywood Bowl.”
      “Weather permitting, you can check out architect Frank Gehry's dynamic bandshell at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion.”
      “From these last two works it is only a short step to the composition of the bandshell now going up in downtown Miami.”
bandspread
  1. (radio) A form of tuning control (especially on old shortwave radios) that spread all the stations of a particular band over the full extent of the dial.
bandini
  1. A swimsuit consisting of a generally strapless bandeau top and a bikini bottom.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The new concept in two-piece swimwear, along with sister suits -- the camisole-strapped camikini and the bandeau-topped bandini, will be the dominant silhouettes for spring/summer '99.”
bandkini
  1. A swimsuit consisting of a generally strapless bandeau top and a bikini bottom.
  2. Synonyms:
bandikini
  1. A swimsuit consisting of a generally strapless bandeau top and a bikini bottom.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “It now includes the camikini (camisole top) and bandikini (tube top).”
bandshape
  1. (physics) The shape (distribution of strengths with frequency) of a band of electromagnetic radiation
bandelet
  1. (architecture) A small band or fillet; any little band or flat moulding, compassing a column, like a ring.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Mallat, Bandelet image approximation and compression, Multiscale Model.”
bandhead
  1. (physics) A location on a spectrum where many lines become very close together and appear as a band
bandstring
  1. (obsolete or historical) Strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels
bandaoke
  1. karaoke with a live band rather than recorded music
bandpassing
  1. The filtering out of all but a specific range (band) of frequencies
bandstrength
  1. (physics) The relative strength of a spectral band.
bandeaux
  1. A bandeau, a single band (or a set of such bands) for a woman’s hair.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A large selection of push-ups, underwired bras, triangle styles and bandeaux varieties offer something for all tastes.”
      “Numberless fine plaits of hair, tressed with cords and separated by bandeaux, fell in opulent masses on either side of the face.”
      “Her ring was answered by parr's niece, the woman with the sleek bandeaux.”
bandcenter
  1. (physics) the center of a spectral band
bandmember
  1. A member of a band (musical group).
bandmate
  1. Someone with whom one shares membership in a band.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I thought they were especially good that night, perhaps putting the extra effort to make up for their MIA bandmate.”
      “Throughout it all, Matthews never attempts to clarify or correct anything his bandmate says.”
      “Although his bandmate Jeremy Gara played drums on the LP, Butler played almost everything else himself.”
bandlimitedness
  1. The state of being bandlimited
bandom
  1. The condition or quality of being a band.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Forming out of a mutual love of the music the band were less of a gang of mates drifting into bandom than people fired by their interest in the music.”
bandleader
  1. A musician who leads a band of musicians.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Local musical icon Joey Lewis celebrates 50 years as a bandleader this year.”
      “The robot replaced the bandleader during one song, beating time with a baton in its pistoning arm.”
      “Smith was a prolific early-twentieth-century Chicago musician who served as a teacher, a bandleader, and composer.”
bandlet
  1. Alternative form of bandelet
bandhood
  1. (informal) The state of being a musical band.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Since officially declaring bandhood around the turn of the millennium, the Bad Plus has convincingly modeled a closed society.”
      “Traditionalists turned rockers turned rocking traditionalists, Los Lobos have forged strong family ties that have succored them for more than two decades of bandhood.”
bander
  1. (birdwatching) Someone who bands birds
  2. Examples:
    1. “In the United States, John James Audubon may have been the first bird bander.”
      “Tom is a photographer, but even cooler than that is a master bird bander.”
      “This skill can be quite difficult to acquire, even for an experienced bander, but you should at least touch upon it.”
bandstrations
  1. plural of bandstration
bandstrengths
  1. plural of bandstrength
bandcenters
  1. plural of bandcenter
bandleaders
  1. plural of bandleader
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Goodman was one of the first big-name bandleaders to feature African American musicians in his ensemble.”
      “Eventually, that evolved into paying off bandleaders to feature their music on late-night radio broadcasts.”
      “Singers, composers and bandleaders have been drawing inspiration from all the borders of the sea to enliven and enrich their recipes.”
bandmembers
  1. plural of bandmember
bandstrings
  1. plural of bandstring
bandshapes
  1. plural of bandshape
bandwagons
  1. plural of bandwagon
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “This is the explosive essence of carnival, and it is driven by music from bandwagons, articulated lorries stacked 30 feet high with speakers.”
      “Critics, notoriously influenced by what other critics have written, are often prone to drift onto bandwagons, consciously or not.”
      “Journalists say one thing, scientists want funding and politicians want bandwagons.”
bandshells
  1. plural of bandshell
bandikinis
bandstands
  1. plural of bandstand
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “They remind me of the bandstands that jazz bands used to play in when I was a young girl in the South.”
      “By the late 20th century the booths had developed into large beer halls made of plywood, with interior balconies and bandstands.”
      “Over the past six decades, the bassist Ron Carter has become a familiar sight on bandstands, but never at the helm of his own big band.”
bandwidths
  1. plural of bandwidth
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The large bandwidths of the bands reflected the short lifetime of these states due to fast exciton relaxation.”
      “Gagarin used radios that transmitted via the very high frequency, high frequency, and shortwave bandwidths.”
      “The spectra show a large variation in spectral features like the number of bands, bandwidths, and their polarization behavior.”
bandsmen
  1. plural of bandsman
  2. Examples:
    1. “The 16-piece Salisbury Big Band was founded in the late 1980s by a group of former military bandsmen.”
      “I studied the bands closely as, bandsmen and bandswomen all impeccably uniformed, they marched down the middle of the roadway.”
      “The Saddleworth-based Friezland Band launched an internet appeal to other bandsmen on a website for musicians.”
bandelets
  1. plural of bandelet
bandheads
  1. plural of bandhead
bandmates
  1. plural of bandmate
bandkinis
bandinis
bandeaus
  1. plural of bandeau
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Bigger busted bikini babes can go for extra hold in halternecks and underwired bandeaus.”
      “Feminine ruffles on one-piece cutout monokinis, new under-wired bandeaus and halter styles were paired with muted jewel tones in coral, sky blue, lilac, black and cream.”
bandings
bandlets
  1. plural of bandlet
banders
  1. plural of bander
  2. Examples:
    1. “The banders grab the chicks and then quickly clean up all the bones and feathers around the nest box.”
      “In dozens of quick miracles, banders unsnarl them and fit each bird into its own beige cloth bag.”
      “The banders can be configured with pre-milling, corner rounding with brushless AC control and pneumatic exclusion of units.”
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