band aid quick fix quickie quicky | hurried repair |
band-tailed pigeon band-tail pigeon bandtail Columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America, often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon |
armlet arm band | a band worn around the arm for decoration |
band | a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) |
band banding stripe | an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material |
band | a restraint put around something to hold it together |
band ring | a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) |
band | 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 |
band | a driving belt in machinery |
Band Aid | trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters |
bandsaw band saw | an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels |
brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
cigar band | a narrow paper band around a cigar |
elastic | a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material |
elastic bandage | a bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure |
elastic device | any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched |
ring band | 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 |
rubber band elastic band elastic | a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together |
swaddling clothes swaddling bands | a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant |
wedding ring wedding band | a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding |
weed mourning band | a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning |
wristlet wrist band | a band or bracelet worn around the wrist |
band banding stria striation | a stripe or stripes of contrasting color, chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands, the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps |
isthmus band | a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure |
elastic tissue | connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments |
vocal cord vocal fold vocal band plica vocalis | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx |
band | a range of frequencies between two limits |
frequency band waveband | a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) |
Asbat al-Ansar Band of Partisans | an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early s that advocates Salafism, responsible for murders and bombings, seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps, funded by al-Qaeda |
set circle band lot | an unofficial association of people or groups, the smart set goes there, they were an angry lot |
band | instrumentalists not including string players |
marching band | a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time |
brass band | a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments |
concert band military band | a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments |
jug band | a musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos and other improvised instruments |
dance band band dance orchestra | a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing |
big band | a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians |
jazz band jazz group combo | a small band of jazz musicians |
rock group rock band | a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music |
steel band | a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands) |
absorption band | a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths |
elastic energy elastic potential energy | potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring) |
coefficient of elasticity modulus of elasticity elastic modulus | (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body |
rubber natural rubber India rubber gum elastic caoutchouc | an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products |
ring band | attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify, ring birds, band the geese to observe their migratory patterns |
band | bind or tie together, as with a band |
band oneself league together | attach oneself to a group |
band together confederate | form a group or unite, The groups banded together |
elastic | capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression, springy, an elastic band, a youthful and elastic walk |
elastic flexible pliable pliant | able to adjust readily to different conditions, an adaptable person, a flexible personality, an elastic clause in a contract |