band

an unofficial association of people or groups

a range of frequencies between two limits

a restraint put around something to hold it together

a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

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

bind or tie together, as with a band

instrumentalists not including string players

a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

“chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands”

a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

“band the geese to observe their migratory patterns”

an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material