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 |
Mahon stock () An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England Virginia stock, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean. |
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. |
Stock (n.) The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant |
Stock (n.) The stem or branch in which a graft is inserted. |
Stock (n.) A block of wood |
Stock (n.) Hence, a person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post |
Stock (n.) The principal supporting part |
Stock (n.) The wood to which the barrel, lock, etc., of a musket or like firearm are secured |
Stock (n.) The handle or contrivance by which bits are held in boring |
Stock (n.) The block of wood or metal frame which constitutes the body of a plane, and in which the plane iron is fitted |
Stock (n.) The wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of Anchor. |
Stock (n.) The support of the block in which an anvil is fixed, or of the anvil itself. |
Stock (n.) A handle or wrench forming a holder for the dies for cutting screws |
Stock (n.) The part of a tally formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness. See Counterfoil. |
Stock (n.) The original progenitor |
Stock (n.) Money or capital which an individual or a firm employs in business |
Stock (n.) Same as Stock account, below. |
Stock (n.) Supply provided |
Stock (n.) Domestic animals or beasts collectively, used or raised on a farm |
Stock (n.) That portion of a pack of cards not distributed to the players at the beginning of certain games, as gleek, etc., but which might be drawn from afterward as occasion required |
Stock (n.) A thrust with a rapier |
Stock (n.) A covering for the leg, or leg and foot |
Stock (n.) A kind of stiff, wide band or cravat for the neck |
Stock (n.) A frame of timber, with holes in which the feet, or the feet and hands, of criminals were formerly confined by way of punishment. |
Stock (n.) The frame or timbers on which a ship rests while building. |
Stock (n.) Red and gray bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings. |
Stock (n.) Any cruciferous plant of the genus Matthiola |
Stock (n.) An irregular metalliferous mass filling a large cavity in a rock formation, as a stock of lead ore deposited in limestone. |
Stock (n.) A race or variety in a species. |
incentive option incentive stock option | an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals |
band aid quick fix quickie quicky | hurried repair |
split stock split split up | an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity, they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock |
reverse split reverse stock split split down | a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
technical analysis technical analysis of stock trends | (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes |
inventory inventorying stocktaking stock-taking | making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand, an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing, they held an inventory every month |
stocktake stock-take | an instance of stocktaking, the auditor did not attend the stocktake or check the valuations |
stock issue | (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time |
band-tailed pigeon band-tail pigeon bandtail Columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America, often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon |
livestock stock farm animal | any animals kept for use or profit |
American Stock Exchange AMEX Curb | a stock exchange in New York |
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 |
neckcloth stock | an ornamental white cravat |
New York Stock Exchange N. Y. Stock Exchange NYSE big board | a stock exchange in New York |
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 |
rolling stock | collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier |
rubber band elastic band elastic | a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together |
stock inventory | the merchandise that a shop has on hand, they carried a vast inventory of hardware, they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory |
stock | the handle end of some implements or tools, he grabbed the cue by the stock |
stock gunstock | the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun, the rifle had been fitted with a special stock |
stock | lumber used in the construction of something, they will cut round stock to -inch diameter |
stock car | a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car |
stock car | a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales |
stock exchange stock market securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
stock-in-trade | any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation, friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade |
stockroom stock room | storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business |
stock saddle Western saddle | an ornamented saddle used by cowboys, has a high horn to hold the lariat |
ticker stock ticker | a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape |
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 |
stocktaking stock-taking | reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook |
stock purchase plan | an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock |
employee stock ownership plan ESOP | a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company |
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) |
stock-index futures | a futures contract based on a stock index, a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks |