Band
nounNoun
a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
“chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands”
“the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps”
jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
“he noted that she wore a wedding band”
Similar:RingType of:JewelleryJewelryan unofficial association of people or groups
a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
Similar:IsthmusType of:Tissuea group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
Type of:Adornmenta strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
Similar:RingType of:StripSlipa driving belt in machinery
Type of:Belta range of frequencies between two limits
Type of:Rangea restraint put around something to hold it together
Type of:ConstraintRestrainta thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
Type of:StripSlipa thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
Type of:LoopStripSlipinstrumentalists not including string players
Verb
attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
“band the geese to observe their migratory patterns”
Similar:RingType of:Attachbind or tie together, as with a band
Type of:TieBind
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