n.

1. an unofficial association of people or groups;
   set, circle, lot
   
   • the smart set goes there
   • they were an angry lot
2. instrumentalists not including string players
3. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color;
   banding, stria, striation
   
   • chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
   • the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps
4. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material;
   banding, stripe
5. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing;
   dance band, dance orchestra
6. a range of frequencies between two limits
7. a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
8. a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure;
   isthmus
9. jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger;
   ring
   
   • she had rings on every finger
   • he noted that she wore a wedding band
10. a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else
11. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration);
    ring
12. a restraint put around something to hold it together

v.

1. bind or tie together, as with a band
2. attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify;
   ring
   
   • ring birds
   • band the geese to observe their migratory patterns