band

band1 [ bænd ] noun count ***

▸ 1 group of musicians

▸ 2 group of same type

▸ 3 range of values/levels

▸ 4 narrow circular object

▸ 5 line of color/light/rain

▸ 6 ring you wear on finger

1. ) a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz or rock:

a rock and roll band

a ) a large group of musicians who play instruments such as TRUMPETS and drums:

a military band

2. ) a group of people who do something together or who share a particular feature or interest:

band of: a band of warriors

a growing band of enthusiasts

It's one of the dwindling band of independent car-makers.

3. ) a range of values, prices, ages, etc. in a system used for measuring or grouping people or things: WAVEBAND:

The ruble was trading with a band of 4,000 to 4,500 to the dollar.

4. ) a flat narrow piece of cloth with the ends joined together to form a circle:

She wore a band around her hair.

a hat band

a ) a narrow circular piece of rubber or metal, often placed around something to support it

5. ) a line of something such as color or light:

The male bird has a brown band across its chest.

a ) a narrow area of rain that passes over a place:

We can expect another band of showers in the afternoon.

6. ) LITERARY a ring that you wear on your finger, especially a WEDDING RING

band

band 2 [ bænd ] verb transitive often passive

1. ) to put a circular band around something:

The birds are banded so we can track their movements.

2. ) to put people or things into different groups, for example according to value or income

,band to`gether phrasal verb intransitive

to come together as a group in order to achieve something:

The various opposition groups have banded together to form a single party.