band
/bænd/
verb
- To join together for a common purpose.
- They banded as a team to win the championship.
- Workers banded to demand better working conditions.
- The neighbors banded together to start a community garden.
- To put a band on something, such as a bird's leg for identification.
- They band each newborn calf with a numbered tag.
- The zookeeper banded the parrot's leg for identification.
- The scientist banded the bird to track its migration.
noun
- A group of people who play music together, especially popular music.
- The marching band performed during the halftime show.
- The band played their new song at the concert last night.
- She joined a jazz band after years of piano lessons.
- A thin, flat strip of material used for fastening, binding, or decoration.
- She tied her hair back with a cloth band.
- The gift was wrapped with a gold band and a bow.
- He wore a rubber band around his wrist to remind him of something.
- A range of values, frequencies, or wavelengths within a spectrum.
- The test scores fell within a narrow band.
- The radio station broadcasts on the FM band.
- This device operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency band.
- A group of people with a common purpose or shared characteristic.
- A small band of volunteers cleaned up the park.
- They were a close-knit band of friends.
- The band of explorers set out across the desert.