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 |
Cologne earth
() An earth of a deep brown color, containing more vegetable than mineral matter |
Earth
(n.) The globe or planet which we inhabit |
Earth
(n.) The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water |
Earth
(n.) The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock |
Earth
(n.) A part of this globe |
Earth
(n.) Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things |
Earth
(n.) The people on the globe. |
Earth
(n.) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria. |
Earth
(n.) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta. |
Earth
(n.) A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself |
Earth
(v. t.) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth |
Earth
(v. t.) To cover with earth or mold |
Earth
(v. i.) To burrow. |
Earth
(n.) A plowing. |
Earth flax
() A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus. |
Earth shine
() See Earth light, under Earth. |
Earth-tongue
(n.) A fungus of the genus Geoglossum. |
Middle-earth
(n.) The world, considered as lying between heaven and hell. |
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. |
Strip
(v. t.) To deprive |
Strip
(v. t.) To divest of clothing |
Strip
(v. t.) To dismantle |
Strip
(v. t.) To pare off the surface of, as land, in strips. |
Strip
(v. t.) To deprive of all milk |
Strip
(v. t.) To pass |
Strip
(v. t.) To pull or tear off, as a covering |
Strip
(v. t.) To tear off (the thread) from a bolt or nut |
Strip
(v. t.) To tear off the thread from (a bolt or nut) |
Strip
(v. t.) To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action. |
| scorched-earth policy | the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels |
band aid
quick fix
quickie
quicky | hurried repair |
beggar-my-neighbor
beggar-my-neighbour
strip-Jack-naked | a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards |
| strip poker | poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing |
strip
striptease
strip show | a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music, she did a strip right in front of everyone |
| strip cropping | cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion |
strip mining
opencast mining | the mining of ore or coal from an open mine |
| strip search | searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes |
band-tailed pigeon
band-tail pigeon
bandtail
Columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America, often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon |
airstrip
flight strip
landing strip
strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities |
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 |
| bimetallic strip | a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature |
| brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
| cigar band | a narrow paper band around a cigar |
furring strip
furring | strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard |
| ground earth | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
junction barrier
barrier strip | a junction unit for connecting cables without the need for plugs |
| leather strip | implement consisting of a strip of leather |
| Mobius strip | a continuous closed surface with only one side, formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one enddegrees and joining it with the other end |
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 |
strip
slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
| strip | thin piece of wood or metal |
| strip lighting | light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination |
| strip mall | a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street, usually opening on a parking lot |
| strip mine | an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface |
taxiway
taxi strip | a paved surface in the form of a strip, used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport |
weather strip
weatherstrip
weather stripping
weatherstripping | a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold |
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 |
worldly concern
earthly concern
world earth | the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife, they consider the church to be independent of the world |
| earth science | any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts |
| 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) |
comic strip
cartoon strip
strip
funnies | a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book |
tremor
earth tremor
microseism | a small earthquake |
strip steak
New York strip | steak from upper part of the short loin |
| bacon strip | a slice of bacon |