band

  1. Noun.  A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
  2. Noun.  A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
  3. Noun.  A group of musicians, especially (a) wind and percussion players, or (b) rock musicians.
  4. Noun.  A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; i.e. marching band.
  5. Noun.  A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (qualifier, a band of thieves) .
  6. Noun.  (physics) A part of radio spectrum.
  7. Noun.  (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material. ''Valence band'', ''conduction band''.
  8. Noun.  (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society.
  9. Noun.  (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
  10. Verb.  (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose.
  11. Verb.  To fasten together with a band.
  12. Verb.  (ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around (a bird's) leg.

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