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Open English Wordnet Nouns (n) set , circle , band , lot an unofficial association of people or groups “the smart set goes there” ,
“they were an angry lot”
(n) band instrumentalists not including string players
(n) band , banding , stria , striation a stripe or stripes of contrasting color “chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands” ,
“the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps”
(n) band , banding , stripe an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
(n) band a range of frequencies between two limits
(n) band a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
(n) isthmus , band a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
(n) 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”
(n) band a driving belt in machinery
(n) band a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
(n) band , ring a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
(n) band a restraint put around something to hold it together
Verbs (v) band bind or tie together, as with a band
(v) ring , band attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify “ring birds” ,
“band the geese to observe their migratory patterns”