band

An unofficial association of people or groups.

A range of frequencies between two limits.

A restraint put around something to hold it together.

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

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.

Instrumentalists not including string players.

A cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure.

A stripe or stripes of contrasting color.

“chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands”

“the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps”

A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing.

An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material.

Jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger.

“he noted that she wore a wedding band”

A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration).

A driving belt in machinery.

Bind or tie together, as with a band.

Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify.

“band the geese to observe their migratory patterns”