· an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

Synonym(s): set, circle, lot

Hypernym(s): social_group

· instrumentalists not including string players

Hypernym(s): musical_organization, musical_organisation, musical_group

· a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"

Synonym(s): banding, stria, striation

Hypernym(s): stripe, streak, bar

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

Synonym(s): banding, stripe

Hypernym(s): adornment

· a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

Synonym(s): dance_band, dance_orchestra

Hypernym(s): musical_organization, musical_organisation, musical_group

· a range of frequencies between two limits

Hypernym(s): range

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

Hypernym(s): strip, slip

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

Synonym(s): isthmus

Hypernym(s): tissue

· jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"

Synonym(s): ring

Hypernym(s): jewelry, jewellery

· a driving belt in machinery

Hypernym(s): belt

· 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

Hypernym(s): strip, slip, loop

· a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

Synonym(s): ring

Hypernym(s): strip, slip

· a restraint put around something to hold it together

Hypernym(s): restraint, constraint

· bind or tie together, as with a band

Hypernym(s): tie, bind

· attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

Synonym(s): ring

Hypernym(s): attach