Phonetic Breakdown of "band"
Learn how to break down "band" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/bænd/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
B AE1 N D
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Definition of "band"
Pronunciation: /bænd/
Noun
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A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
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A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
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A strip of decoration.
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That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
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A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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(in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
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A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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A group of energy levels in a solid state material.Example: "valence band; conduction band"
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A bond.
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Pledge; security.
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A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
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Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
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Short for band cell.
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(hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) money
Verb
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To fasten with a band.
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To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
Pronunciation: /bænd/
Noun
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A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
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A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
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A marching band.
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A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
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A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
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A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
Verb
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To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
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To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.
Pronunciation: /bænd/
Verb
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To tie; to confine by any ligature.
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To cohere or stick together in a mass.Example: "Just to make the cheese more binding"
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To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.Example: "I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while."
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To exert a binding or restraining influence.Example: "These are the ties that bind."
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To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.Example: "to bind grain in bundles to bind a prisoner"Synonyms: fasten, fetter, make fast, restrain, tie
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To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.Example: "Frost binds the earth."
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To couple.
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To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.Example: "to bind the conscience to bind by kindness bound by affection commerce binds nations to each other"Synonyms: obligate, restrain, restrict
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To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
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To place under legal obligation to serve.Example: "to bind an apprentice bound out to service"Synonyms: indenture
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To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
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To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.Example: "to bind a belt about one to bind a compress upon a wound"
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To cover, as with a bandage.Example: "to bind up a wound"Synonyms: bandage, dress
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To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.Example: "Certain drugs bind the bowels."
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To put together in a cover, as of books.Example: "The three novels were bound together."
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To make two or more elements stick together.
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To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
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To complain; to whine about something.
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