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 |
Bar iron
() See under Iron. |
Box-iron
(n.) A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within. |
Branding iron
() An iron to brand with. |
Brand iron
() A branding iron. |
Brand iron
() A trivet to set a pot on. |
Brand iron
() The horizontal bar of an andiron. |
Bridle iron
() A strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient bearing can be had |
Cast iron
() Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace |
Cast-iron
(a.) Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron |
Choke-strap
(n.) A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place. |
Cock-a-hoop
(a.) Boastful |
Cramp iron
() See Cramp, n., 2. |
Grozing iron
() A tool with a hardened steel point, formerly used instead of a diamond for cutting glass. |
Grozing iron
() A tool for smoothing the solder joints of lead pipe. |
Harping iron
() A harpoon. |
Hoop
(n.) A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc. |
Hoop
(n.) A ring |
Hoop
(n.) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses |
Hoop
(n.) A quart pot |
Hoop
(n.) An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks. |
Hoop
(v. t.) To bind or fasten with hoops |
Hoop
(v. t.) To clasp |
Hoop
(v. i.) To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit |
Hoop
(v. i.) To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop. |
Hoop
(v. t.) To drive or follow with a shout. |
Hoop
(v. t.) To call by a shout or peculiar cry. |
Hoop
(n.) A shout |
Hoop
(n.) The hoopoe. See Hoopoe. |
Iron
(n.) The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms |
band aid
quick fix
quickie
quicky | hurried repair |
| packing backpacking | carrying something in a pack on the back, the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts |
packing
boxing | the enclosure of something in a package or box |
bureaucratic procedure
red tape | needlessly timeonsuming procedure |
| packaging | the business of packing, his business is packaging for transport |
meatpacking
meat packing
meat-packing business | wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers) |
| hoop snake | any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop |
band-tailed pigeon
band-tail pigeon
bandtail
Columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America, often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon |
| adhesive tape | tape coated with adhesive |
andiron
firedog
dog dog-iron | metal supports for logs in a fireplace, the andirons were too hot to touch |
angle bracket
angle iron | an L-shaped metal bracket |
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 |
basket basketball hoop
hoop | horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball |
boot the boot
iron boot
iron heel | an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg |
| brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
| cassette tape | a cassette that contains magnetic tape |
cellulose tape
Scotch tape
Sellotape | transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending |
| 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 |
| corrugated iron | usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows |
cramp
cramp iron | a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles, used to hold masonry together |
crampon
crampoon
climbing iron
climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing |
| curling iron | a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it |
driving iron
one iron | (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face |
| duct tape | a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses, duct tape holds the world together |
| fire iron | metal fireside implements |
friction tape
insulating tape | a wateresistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors |
garrote
garotte
garrotte
iron collar | an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation |
goffer gauffer goffering iron
gauffering iron | an iron used to press pleats and ridges |
grapnel grapple
grappler
grappling hook
grappling iron | a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding, often thrown with a rope |
hoop
ring | a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling, there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse |
| hoop | a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt |
| hula-hoop | plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips |
iron
smoothing iron | home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth |
| iron | a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head |
| iron branding iron | implement used to brand live stock |
| iron foundry | a foundry where cast iron is produced |
| iron horse | (c. ) an early term for a locomotive |
| iron lung | respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration |
| iron maiden | instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim |
| long iron | an iron with a long shaft and a steep face, for hitting long low shots |
magnetic tape
mag tape
tape | memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide, used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information, he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview |