band
- band
noun
1 group of musicians
ADJECTIVE
▪ big
▪ brass, string, wind
▪ backing
▪ He was accompanied onstage by his backing band.
▪ blues, dance, indie, jazz, pop (esp. BrE), rock, etc.
▪ boy, girl
▪ Boy bands are not usually known for their musical talent.
▪ cover, tribute (esp. BrE)
▪ They hired a Beatles tribute band to play at the reception.
▪ garage
▪ He formed a garage band with his friends.
▪ marching, military, regimental
▪ school
▪ live
▪ the excitement of seeing a live band
▪ one-man (often figurative)
▪ He runs the business as a one-man band.
VERB + BAND
▪ form, start
▪ join, play in, sing in
▪ She plays in a rock band.
▪ quit
▪ conduct, lead
▪ front
BAND + VERB
▪ perform (sth), play (sth)
▪ strike up
▪ We heard a band strike up in the park.
BAND + NOUN
▪ leader
▪ member
▪ practice
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the band
▪ a singer in a rock band
▪ with a/the band
▪ a drummer with a jazz band
PHRASES
▪ a member of the band
2 group of people
ADJECTIVE
▪ select (esp. BrE), small
▪ He is one of a select band of top class players.
▪ dwindling
▪ growing
▪ merry
▪ ragtag
VERB + BAND
▪ join
PREPOSITION
▪ band of
3 range
ADJECTIVE
▪ age, price, tax
VERB + BAND
▪ be in, fall into
▪ Which tax band do you fall into?
Collocations dictionary.
2013.
:
Look at other dictionaries:
Band — (von althochdeutsch band, gebildet zu binden) hat männliches oder sächliches grammatisches Geschlecht. Das Band (Mehrzahl Bänder) steht für eine flach gewobene Textilie, siehe Band (Textil) in der Medizin für einen Bindegewebsstrang, der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
band — band; band·er; band·ke·ram·ik; band·less; band·mas·ter; band·stra·tion; con·tra·band·age; con·tra·band·ist; dis·band; dis·band·ment; fahl·band; hus·band·age; hus·band·er; hus·band·land; hus·band·less; hus·band·like; hus·band·man; hus·band·ry;… … English syllables
Band — may refer to a specific group: * Band (music), a company of musicians * School band, a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together * Band (radio), a range of frequencies or wavelengths used in radio… … Wikipedia
Band — (b[a^]nd), n. [OE. band, bond, Icel. band; akin to G., Sw., & D. band, OHG. bant, Goth. bandi, Skr. bandha a binding, bandh to bind, for bhanda, bhandh, also to E. bend, bind. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. bande, from OHG. bant. [root]90.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Band I — is the name of a radio frequency range within the very high frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum.Band I ranges from 47 to 88 MHz, and it is primarily used for radio and television broadcasting.Channel spacings vary from country to… … Wikipedia
band — band1 [band] n. [ME < ON band (akin to OE bend); also (in meaning “thin strip”) < Fr bande, flat strip < OFr bende < ML benda < Goth binda < bindan,BIND] 1. something that binds, ties together, restrains, etc. 2. a) a strip or… … English World dictionary
Bánd — Héraldique Administration … Wikipédia en Français
Band II — is the name of a radio frequency range within the very high frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum.Band II ranges from 87.5 to 108.0 MHz, and it is primarily used worldwide for frequency modulation radio broadcasting.ee also*Band I *Band… … Wikipedia
Band — ¹Band 1. Gurt, Streifen; (regional): Bändel. 2. a) Kassette, Magnetband, Tonband, Tonbandkassette; (veraltend): Tape. b) Frequenzband, Frequenzbereich, Wellenband, Wellenbereich. 3. Fesseln, Knechtschaft, Unfreiheit, Unterdrückung; (bildungsspr.) … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
Band — (et), Band (der) Band (das) Band (et) Band (der) Band (der) … Kölsch Dialekt Lexikon
bånd — sb., et, bånd, ene; rødt bånd; optage på bånd; lægge kufferten på båndet; knytte stærke bånd; lægge bånd på sig selv … Dansk ordbog
