[band], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration
(e.g: wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands)

- a stripe, line, or elongated area of a different colour, texture, or composition from its surroundings
(e.g: a long, narrow band of cloud)

- a range of values or a specified category within a series (used especially in financial contexts)
(e.g: your home was placed in one of eight valuation bands)

- a thing that restrains, binds, or unites
(e.g: must I fall, and die in bands?)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English (in band), from Old Norse, reinforced in late Middle English by Old French bande, of Germanic origin; related to bind

[band], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration
(e.g: doors are banded with iron to make them stronger)

- mark (something) with a stripe or stripes of a different colour
(e.g: the bird's bill is banded across the middle with black)

- allocate to a range or category (used especially in financial contexts)
(e.g: single adults in a property banded above D will pay more)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English (in band), from Old Norse, reinforced in late Middle English by Old French bande, of Germanic origin; related to bind

[band], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a group of people who have a common interest or purpose or who share a common feature
(e.g: a band of eminent British researchers)

- a small group of musicians and vocalists who play pop, jazz, or rock music
(e.g: the band's last two albums)

- a herd or flock
(e.g: moving bands of caribou)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bande, of Germanic origin; related to banner

[band], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of people or organizations) form a group to achieve a mutual objective
(e.g: local people banded together to fight the company)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bande, of Germanic origin; related to banner