bands

Rock ensemble plural

Bands is the plural of band, covering all its senses.

Musical bands are groups that play together: rock bands, marching bands, jazz bands.

Bands can be strips or loops of material: rubber bands, wedding bands, wristbands.

Bands also means ranges or divisions: tax bands, frequency bands.

As a verb, bands means to form groups or encircle: The neighbors banded together.

music

rock

Solid earthen material

  • popFizzy drink, regionally
  • concertLive musical performance
  • guitarFretted stringed instrument

drums · bass · album · tour · festival · singer · stage · performance · amplifier · genre

frequency

radio

Electromagnetic wave receiver

  • spectrumContinuous range of values
  • wavesTraveling energy disturbances
  • hertzFrequency measurement unit

MHz · VHF · UHF · shortwave · broadcast · transmission · wavelength · antenna · tuner · signal

ring

elastic

Able to stretch, rebounds

wristband · resistance · exercise · stretch · snap · loop · silicone · awareness · charity · wedding

ensemble

orchestra

Large instrumental ensemble

symphony · trio · octet · duo · sextet · marching · brass · military · pep · jug

stripe

striped

Having contrasting bands

  • patternRecurring arrangement or template
  • zebraStriped African horse relative
  • tigerLarge striped Asian feline

ribbon · streak · pinstripe · barcode · hatband · sweatband · wristband · colored · horizontal · vertical

dental

orthodontic

Relating to teeth straightening

  • bracesDental alignment devices
  • molarRear crushing tooth
  • spacerDevice maintaining separation

bracket · retainer · alignment · metal · ceramic · adjustment · tightening

unity

solidarity

Unity among allies

fellowship · gang · tribe · outlaws · militia · rebels · guerrilla · raiders · partisans

Categories
Opposites
MUSICAL ENSEMBLE vs INDIVIDUAL PERFORMER

bandssoloists

Featured individual musicians

individuals · singer-songwriters

BINDING/FASTENING ACTION vs RELEASING ACTION

bandsunbinds

Frees from bonds

releases · loosens · undoes · unfastens · unties

GROUPED/UNIFIED vs DISPERSED/SCATTERED

bandsindividuals

Separate, distinct people

loners · scatters · disperses · fragments · isolates

Phrases
Family

band, disband, banded, headband, rubber band, banding, waistband, disbanding, armband

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G