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Noun band has 10 senses
- set, circle, band, lot - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
--1 is a kind of social group
--1 has particulars:
- band - instrumentalists not including string players
--2 is a kind of musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
--2 has part: section
--2 has particulars: brass band; concert band, military band
- band, stria, striation - a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"
--3 is a kind of stripe, streak
--3 has particulars: stretch mark
- band, banding, stripe - a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material
--4 is a kind of adornment
--4 is a part of garment
--4 has particulars: cigar band; hatband; neckband
- dance band, band, dance orchestra - a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
--5 is a kind of musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
--5 has particulars:
- band - a range of frequencies between two limits
--6 is a kind of range
--6 has particulars: frequency band, waveband
- band - something elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs
--7 is a kind of strip, slip
--7 has particulars: | | armband; armlet, arm band; backband; bellyband; collar, neckband; collar; garter, supporter; girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth; headband; headstall, headpiece; hoop, ring; rubber band, elastic band, elastic; strap, shoulder strap; sweatband; sweatband; watchband, watchstrap, wristband, watch bracelet, bracelet; weeds, mourning band; wristband; wristlet, wrist band |
- ring, band - 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"
--8 is a kind of jewelry, jewellery
--8 has particulars:
- band, ring - a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
--9 is a kind of strip, slip
- band - a restraint put around something to hold it together
--10 is a kind of restraint, constraint
--10 has particulars: brake band; collet; ligature; withe
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