band

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups. Synonyms: set, circle, lot. Examples: "The smart set goes there." "They were an angry lot."

(noun) instrumentalists not including string players.

(noun) a stripe or stripes of contrasting color. Synonyms: banding, stria, striation. Examples: "Chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands." "The black and yellow banding of bees and wasps."

(noun) an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material. Synonyms: banding, stripe.

(noun) a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing. Synonyms: dance band, dance orchestra.

(noun) a range of frequencies between two limits.

(noun) a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body).

(noun) a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure. Synonyms: isthmus.

(noun) jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger. Synonyms: ring. Examples: "She had rings on every finger." "He noted that she wore a wedding band."

(noun) a driving belt in machinery.

(noun) 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.

(noun) a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration). Synonyms: ring.

(noun) a restraint put around something to hold it together.

(verb) bind or tie together, as with a band.

(verb) attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify. Synonyms: ring. Examples: "Ring birds." "Band the geese to observe their migratory patterns."