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- [band]
- /bænd/
- /bænd/
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- [band]
- /bænd/
Definitions of band word
- countable noun band A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop. 3
- countable noun band A band is a group of musicians who play brass and percussion instruments. 3
- countable noun band A band of people is a group of people who have joined together because they share an interest or belief. 3
- countable noun band A band is a flat, narrow strip of cloth which you wear round your head or wrists, or which forms part of a piece of clothing. 3
- countable noun band A band is a strip of something such as colour, light, land, or cloth which contrasts with the areas on either side of it. 3
- countable noun band A band is a strip or loop of metal or other strong material which strengthens something, or which holds several things together. 3
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Origin of band
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; < Middle French bande < Italian banda; cognate with Late Latin bandum < Germanic; akin to Gothic bandwa standard, band2, band3, bend1, bond1
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Parts of speech for Band
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
band popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
band usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for band
verb band
- consolidate — If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
- league — a unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, in English-speaking countries usually estimated roughly at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers).
- conjoin — If two or more things conjoin or if you conjoin them, they are united and joined together.
- federate — federated; allied.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
noun band
- stripe — a stroke with a whip, rod, etc., as in punishment.
- strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- range — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
Antonyms for band
verb band
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
noun band
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
- disband — to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation.
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