band

noun

1. 1

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

2. 2

   an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

3. 3

   a restraint put around something to hold it together

4. 4

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

5. 5

   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

6. 6

   a driving belt in machinery

7. 7

   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. 8

   a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

   chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands

   the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps

9. 9

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

10. 10

    a range of frequencies between two limits

11. 11

    an unofficial association of people or groups

    the smart set goes there

    they were an angry lot

12. 12

    instrumentalists not including string players