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Word: Band
Speech Type: Noun
late Old English (in band (sense 4 of the noun)), from Old Norse, reinforced in late Middle English by Old French bande, of Germanic origin; related to bind
band
a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration
Short Definition:flat, thin strip or loop of material
Examples:- wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands
- Victoria settled the velvet band on her hair
a stripe, line, or elongated area of a different colour, texture, or composition from its surroundings
Short Definition:elongated area different from its surroundings
Examples:- a long, narrow band of cloud
a range of values or a specified category within a series (used especially in financial contexts)
Short Definition:range of values
Examples:- your home was placed in one of eight valuation bands
a thing that restrains, binds, or unites
Short Definition:thing that restrains or unites
Examples:- must I fall, and die in bands?
Word: Band
Speech Type: Verb
band
provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration
Short Definition:provide object with band
Examples:- doors are banded with iron to make them stronger
mark (something) with a stripe or stripes of a different colour
Short Definition:mark something with coloured stripe
Examples:- the bird's bill is banded across the middle with black
allocate to a range or category (used especially in financial contexts)
Short Definition:allocate to range or category
Examples:- single adults in a property banded above D will pay more
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