Band (v. t.) A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined |
Band (v. t.) A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc. |
Band (v. t.) In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts. |
Band (v. t.) That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons |
Band (v. t.) A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
Band (v. t.) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress. |
Band (v. t.) A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it. |
Band (v. t.) A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men. |
Band (v. t.) A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals. |
Band (v. t.) A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants. |
Band (v. t.) A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body. |
Band (v. t.) A belt or strap. |
Band (v. t.) A bond |
Band (v. t.) Pledge |
Band (v. t.) To bind or tie with a band. |
Band (v. t.) To mark with a band. |
Band (v. t.) To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. |
Band (v. i.) To confederate for some common purpose |
Band (v. t.) To bandy |
Band () imp. of Bind. |
Band fish () A small red fish of the genus Cepola |
Choke-strap (n.) A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place. |
Clamp (n.) Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together |
Clamp (n.) An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together. |
Clamp (n.) A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen. |
Clamp (n.) One of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to grasp without bruising. |
Clamp (n.) A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams. |
Clamp (n.) A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned |
Clamp (n.) A mollusk. See Clam. |
Clamp (v. t.) To fasten with a clamp or clamps |
Clamp (v. t.) To cover, as vegetables, with earth. |
Clamp (n.) A heavy footstep |
Clamp (v. i.) To tread heavily or clumsily |
Reef-band (n.) A piece of canvas sewed across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made. |
Strap (n.) A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like |
Strap (n.) Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use |
Strap (n.) A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor |
Strap (n.) A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. |
Strap (n.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine. |
Strap (n.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything. |
Strap (n.) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy. |
Strap (n.) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses. |
Strap (n.) A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder. |
Strap (v. t.) To beat or chastise with a strap. |
Strap (v. t.) To fasten or bind with a strap. |
Strap (v. t.) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop |
Strap-shaped (a.) Shaped like a strap |
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 |
bench clamp | a clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench |
brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
Clamp | a clamp in the shape of the letter C |
chin strap | a strap attached to a hat, passes under the chin and holds the hat in place |
cigar band | a narrow paper band around a cigar |
clamp clinch | a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together |
pipe vise pipe clamp | a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded |
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 |
strap | whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging |
strap | an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position |
strap shoulder strap | a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag |
strap | hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train, passengers hold onto it |
strap hinge joint hinge | a hinge with two long straps, one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame |
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 |
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 |
strap fern | fern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves |
Florida strap fern cow-tongue fern hart's-tongue fern | common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves, Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay |
Central American strap fern narrow-leaved strap fern Campyloneurum augustifolium | fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern, Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina |
strap | secure (a sprained joint) with a strap |