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band

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

Pronunciation

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band
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈbænd

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

  2. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

  3. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.

  4. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.

  5. An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

  6. A belt or strap that is part of a machine.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

Used this way, band is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Strip / narrow

rubber band

Serves

band gap

Other combinations

conduction bandfrequency bandvalence bandbrass bandabsorption bandjazz band

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • bandedadjectiveInflected form

    Identified with a band especially around a leg.

  • bandingnounInflected form

    A stripe or stripes of contrasting color.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • band aidnounCompound term

    Trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters.

  • band of partisansnounCompound term

    An extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism.

  • band oneselfverbCompound term

    Attach oneself to a group.

  • band sawnounCompound term

    An endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels.

  • band-tail pigeonnounCompound term

    Wild pigeon of western North America.

  • band-tailed pigeonnounCompound term

    Wild pigeon of western North America.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • banditnounRelated term

    An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band.

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