Definition of band

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• band is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• band is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• band is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of band

• an unofficial association of people or groups (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. circle
  2. lot
  3. set
• a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. isthmus
• a stripe or stripes of contrasting color (noun)

  Examples

  1. chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
  2. the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps

  Synonyms

  1. banding
  2. stria
  3. striation
• a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. dance band
  2. dance orchestra
• attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify (verb)

  Examples

  1. band the geese to observe their migratory patterns

  Synonyms

  1. ring
• an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. banding
  2. stripe
• jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger (noun)

  Examples

  1. he noted that she wore a wedding band

  Synonyms

  1. ring
• a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. ring
• a driving belt in machinery (noun)
• a range of frequencies between two limits (noun)
• a restraint put around something to hold it together (noun)
• a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) (noun)
• 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 (noun)
• bind or tie together, as with a band (verb)
• instrumentalists not including string players (noun)

See definition of band in Merriam Webster