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See Band

English

Pronunciation


Noun

Image:Sin_Nada_060906a.jpg|thumb|right|A music band

  1. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
  2. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
  3. A group of musicians, especially (a) wind and percussion players, or (b) rock musicians.
  4. A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; i.e. marching band.
  5. A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
  6. A part of radio spectrum.
  7. A group of energy levels in a solid state material. Valence band, conduction band.
  8. A small group of people living in a simple society.
  9. A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.


Derived terms

Translations

  • Dutch: {{t+|nl|band|m}}
  • Finnish:
  • German: {{t+|de|Band|n}}
  • Greek: ζώνη (zóni)
  • Korean: 묶는끈(띠)
  • Norwegian: {{t+|no|band|n}}, {{t-|no|bånd|n}}
  • Polish: taśma
  • Russian: {{t|ru|лента|f|tr=l'énta|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|тесьма|f|tr=t'es'má|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|повязка|f|tr=pov'ázka|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|обод|m|tr=óbod|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t-|ru|обруч|m|tr=óbruč|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Spanish: cinta , franja
  • Swedish: band#Swedish|band , bindel , snodd , snöre
  • Telugu: మోపుతాడు
  • Korean: 책의 고정축(지탱축)
  • Norwegian: {{t-|no|bind|n}}
  • Polish: grzbiet
  • Russian: {{t|ru|манжетка|f|tr=manžétka|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Korean: {{t-|ko|밴드|sc=Hang}}, {{t-|ko|그룹|sc=Hang}}, {{t-|ko|악단|sc=Hang}}
  • Norwegian: {{t+|no|band|n}}
  • Polish: zespół muzyczny , grupa muzyczna
  • Romanian: {{t-|ro|formaţie|f}}
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|оркестр|m|tr=ork'éstr|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|ансамбль|m|tr=ansámbl'|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|banda|f}}, {{t+|es|grupo|m}}
  • Swedish: {{t-|sv|band|n}}
  • Finnish: ,
  • Norwegian: {{t-|no|korps|n}}
  • Korean: {{t-|ko|단체|sc=Hang}}, {{t-|ko|그룹|sc=Hang}}
  • Norwegian: {{t-|no|bande|m}}
  • Polish: {{t+|pl|banda|f}}
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|отряд|f|tr=otr'ád|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|банда|f|tr=bánda|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|шайка|f|tr=šájka|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|banda|f}}
  • Swedish: {{t-|sv|band|n}}
  • Dutch: {{t+|nl|band|m}}
  • Finnish: , ; bändi (radio amateur slang)
  • German: {{t+|de|Frequenzspektrum|n}}
  • Korean: {{t-|ko|밴드|sc=Hang}}, {{t-|ko|대역폭|sc=Hang}}
  • Norwegian: {{t-|no|bånd|n}}
  • Polish: {{t-|pl|pasmo|n}}
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|полоса|f|tr=polosá|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|banda|f}}
  • Swedish: {{t-|sv|band|n}}
  • Dutch: {{t+|nl|band|m}}
  • Finnish:
  • Norwegian: {{t-|no|bånd|n}}
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|pasmo|n}}
  • Swedish: {{t-|sv|band|n}}
  • Finnish: ,
  • Finnish:

Verb

  1. To group together for a common purpose.
  2. To fasten together with a band.
  3. To fasten an identifying band around (a bird's) leg.



Translations

  • Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|групирам|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Finnish: ,
  • Finnish:
  • German:
  • Norwegian:
  • Swedish:

Category:1000 English basic words

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Dutch

Noun

band m (Plural: banden, diminutive: bandje)

  1. connection, liaison, bond
  2. band (all English senses, above, except for group of musicians)
  3. tire/tyre (e.g. a car tyre)
  4. tape (magnetic tape, video tape)
  5. bank (the bank of a pool table)
  6. belt (a martial arts belt)
  7. ribbon
  8. bond, tie


Related terms

verband, autoband (3)

Noun

band m (Plural: bands, diminutive: bandje)

  1. band (group of musicians; word loaned from English and pronounced as in English)


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German

Verb form

band

  1. Past tense of binden.


Category:German verb forms

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Icelandic

Noun

band (bands|band-s, bönd)

  1. a string
  2. yarn
  3. ties
  4. (of a book) binding
  5. a musical #English|band


Synonyms


Derived terms


Category:Icelandic nouns

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Norwegian

Alternative spellings

  • bånd (see this word for common usages)


Noun

  1. In the Context of #English|band; group of (rock) musicians


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Swedish

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at Sv-band.ogg


Noun

band

  1. #English|band; a strip of material
  2. band; group of musicians
  3. band; band of robbers
  4. band; part of radio spectrum
  5. band; group of energy levels
  6. audio tape or video tape
  7. cassette of audio or video tape
  8. connection, relation; from a person to another person or to a place


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), n. [OE. band, bond, Icel. band; akin to
G., Sw., & D. band, OHG. bant, Goth. bandi, Skr. bandha a
binding, bandh to bind, for bhanda, bhandh, also to E. bend,
bind. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. bande, from OHG.
bant. [root]90. See Bind, v. t., and cf. Bend, Bond,
1st Bandy.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]

Every one's bands were loosed. --Acts xvi.
26.
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2. (Arch.)
(a) A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments,
as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc.
(b) In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of
moldings, which encircles the pillars and small
shafts.
[1913 Webster]

3. That which serves as the means of union or connection
between persons; a tie. "To join in Hymen's bands."
--Shak.
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4. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th
centuries.
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5. pl. Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as
part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
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6. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article
of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it.
"Band and gusset and seam." --Hood.
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7. A company of persons united in any common design,
especially a body of armed men.
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Troops of horsemen with his bands of foot. --Shak.
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8. 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; as, a high school's marching band.
[1913 Webster]

9. (Bot.) A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the
fruits of umbelliferous plants.
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10. (Zool.) A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the
axis of the body.
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11. (Mech.) A belt or strap.
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12. A bond. [Obs.] "Thy oath and band." --Shak.
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13. Pledge; security. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Band saw, a saw in the form of an endless steel belt, with
teeth on one edge, running over wheels.

big band, a band that is the size of an orchestra, usually
playing mostly jazz or swing music. The big band typically
features both ensemble and solo playing, sometimes has a
lead singer, and is often located in a night club where
the patrons may dance to its music. The big bands were
popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted
with combo, which has fewer players.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Band \Band\, v. t.
To bandy; to drive away. [Obs.]
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Band \Band\,
imp. of Bind. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Banding.]
1. To bind or tie with a band.
[1913 Webster]

2. To mark with a band.
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3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. "Banded
against his throne." --Milton.
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Banded architrave, Banded pier, Banded shaft, etc.
(Arch.), an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the
regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections
crossing it at right angles.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Band \Band\, v. i.
To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire
together.
[1913 Webster]

Certain of the Jews banded together. --Acts xxiii.
12.
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WordNet band
n 1: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart
set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: set, circle,
lot]
2: instrumentalists not including string players
3: a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit
characteristic bands" [syn: stria, striation]
4: a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material [syn: banding,
stripe]
5: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn:
dance band, dance orchestra]
6: a range of frequencies between two limits
7: something elongated that is worn around the body or one of
the limbs
8: 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" [syn: ring]
9: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to
identify it (as in studies of bird migration) [syn: ring]
10: a restraint put around something to hold it together
v 1: bind or tie together, as with a band
2: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring
birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory
patterns" [syn: ring]
Moby Dictionary
Ace bandage , Band-Aid , Bund , German band , Mystik tape ,
Philharmonic , Rochdale cooperative , Scotch tape , accouple ,
accumulate , act in concert , act together , adhesive tape , affiliate ,
age group , agglutinate , alliance , ally , amalgamate , amass ,
amateur band , anklet , application , armlet , articulate , assemblage ,
assemble , assembly , associate , association , axis , band together ,
bandage , bandaging , bandeau , bar , battalion , batten , be in league ,
bed , bedding , begird , belt , belt in , bend , bespangle , bespeckle ,
bespot , bevy , big band , bind , bind up , binder , bloc , blotch , body ,
bond , border , brace , bracelet , bracket , brass , brass band ,
brass choir , brass quintet , brass section , brasses , bridge ,
bridge over , brigade , bunch , bundle , cabal , callithumpian band ,
cast , cataplasm , cellophane tape , cement , chain , chamber orchestra ,
channel , check , checker , cinch , cincture , cingulum , circle ,
citizens band , clap together , clique , cloth tape , club ,
club together , cluster , coact , coalesce , coalition , cohort ,
collaborate , collar , collarband , collect , college , collude ,
combination , combine , combo , common market , company , complement ,
compress , comprise , concatenate , concert , concert band , concord ,
concur , confederacy , confederate , confederation , conglobulate ,
conjoin , conjugate , connect , consociate , consolidate , conspire ,
consumer cooperative , contingent , cooperate , cooperative ,
cooperative society , copulate , corps , coterie , cotton , couche ,
council , couple , course , court plaster , cover , covey , crack ,
cravat , craze , credit union , crew , cross-hatching , crowd ,
customs union , dapple , dash , deck , delineation , desks , detachment ,
detail , diagonal , division , dixieland band , do business with ,
do up , dot , dotted line , dressing , earring , ecliptic ,
economic community , edge , elastic bandage , embrace , encincture ,
encircle , encompass , engird , ensemble , ensphere , epithem , equator ,
faction , fascia , federate , federation , fillet , finger ring , flake ,
fleck , fleet , floor , four-tailed bandage , freckle , free trade area ,
frequency band , friction tape , fuse , gallery , gamelan orchestra ,
gang , gather , gauze , get heads together , get together , gird ,
girdle , girt , girth , glue , go partners , great circle , group ,
grouping , groupment , hachure , hairline , hang together , harlequin ,
harmonize , hatching , hold together , hook up , hoop , horde , in-group ,
include , iris , jazz band , join , join in , join together , jug band ,
junta , keep , keep together , knot , lace , lash , lath , lay together ,
layer , league , league together , leash , ledge , level , ligula ,
ligule , line , lineation , link , lint , list , loop , lump together ,
machine , maculate , make common cause , marble , marbleize , marry ,
marshal , masking tape , mass , measures , merge , military band , mob ,
mobilize , motley , mottle , movement , neckband , necklace , nose ring ,
orchestra , out-group , outfit , overlayer , overstory , pack , pair ,
partner , partnership , party , peer group , pepper , phalanx ,
philharmonic , piece together , plank , plaster , plaster cast ,
plastic tape , platoon , play ball , pledget , police band ,
political machine , polychrome , polychromize , posse , poultice ,
pull together , put heads together , put together , quartet , quintet ,
quoit , radio channel , ragtime band , rainbow , reciprocate , regiment ,
ribband , ribbon , ring , rock-and-roll group , roll into one , roller ,
roller bandage , rope , rubber bandage , salon , score , seam , set ,
sextet , shelf , shortwave band , shred , skiffle band , slash , slat ,
sling , slip , society , solder , span , spangle , speck , speckle , spill ,
splice , spline , splint , splotch , sponge , spot , sprinkle , squad ,
stable , stage , stand together , standard band , steel band , step ,
stick together , stigmatize , stipple , story , strake , strap , stratum ,
streak , streaking , street band , stria , striate , striation ,
striature , striga , string , string band , string choir ,
string orchestra , string quartet , strings , striola , strip , stripe ,
striping , stroke , strop , stud , stupe , sublineation , substratum ,
superstratum , swaddle , swathe , swing band , symphony ,
symphony orchestra , taenia , take in , tampon , tape , tape measure ,
tapeline , tattoo , team , team up , tent , tessellate , thickness ,
throw in together , ticker tape , tie , tie in , tie up , tier , topsoil ,
tourniquet , triangular bandage , tribe , trio , troop , troupe , truss ,
twine around , underlayer , underline , underlining , underscore ,
underscoring , understory , understratum , unify , union , unionize ,
unite , unite efforts , variegate , vein , virgule , waits , weld , wing ,
wire , woodwind , woodwind choir , woodwind quartet , woodwinds ,
work together , wrap , wrap up , wreathe , wreathe around , wristband ,
wristlet , yoke , zodiac , zone


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