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'bands'

[set.n.05] as in: an unofficial association of people or groups

Examples:
the smart set goes there
they were an angry lot

'bands'

[band.n.02] as in: instrumentalists not including string players

'bands'

[band.n.03] as in: a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

Examples:
chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps

'bands'

[band.n.04] as in: an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

'bands'

[dance_band.n.01] as in: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

'bands'

[band.n.06] as in: a range of frequencies between two limits

'bands'

[band.n.07] as in: a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

'bands'

[isthmus.n.02] as in: a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

'bands'

[ring.n.08] as in: jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

Examples:
she had rings on every finger
he noted that she wore a wedding band

'bands'

[band.n.10] as in: a driving belt in machinery

'bands'

[band.n.11] as in: 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

'bands'

[band.n.12] as in: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

'bands'

[band.n.13] as in: a restraint put around something to hold it together

'bands'

[band.v.01] as in: bind or tie together, as with a band

'bands'

[ring.v.06] as in: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

Examples:
ring birds
band the geese to observe their migratory patterns