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band

n.

A beltlike strip
ribbon, belt, line, strip, tape, fillet, sash, twine, twist, riband, cingle, surcingle, girth, cincture, cinch, scarf, bandage, circuit, meridian, latitude, circle, ring, orbit, stripe, girdle, zodiac, zonule, circumference, border, cordon, zone, streak, thong, wristband, braid, ferrule, brace, strap, binding, hoop, waistband, cummerbund, obi, baldric, collar, hatband, headband; see also stripe.
That which binds
bond, tie, ligature, binding, binder, hoop, stay, truss, belt, shackle, cord, tendon, harness, cable, rope, link, chain, line, hawser, string, guy wire, guy, painter, strap, trace, thong, withe; see also sense 1, dressing 3, rope, wire 1.
A company of people
troop, group, collection, association; see gathering, troop.
A group of musicians
orchestra, company, ensemble, group, troupe, combo*.
Kinds of bands include: military, brass, street, skiffle, concert, parade, jazz, rock, electric, stage, dance, German, Dixieland, jug, swing*, sweet*. See syn. study at troop.troop.

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Another word for band

noun

A number of individuals making up or considered a unit:
array, batch, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch², collection, group, knot, lot, party, set². See group
A group of people acting together in a shared activity:
company, corps, party, troop, troupe. See performing arts
An organized group of criminals, hoodlums, or wrongdoers:
gang, pack, ring¹. (Informal) mob. See group

verb

To assemble or join in a group:

combine, gang up, league, unite. See collect

noun

A long narrow piece, as of material:
bandeau, fillet, strip², stripe. See matter
A closed plane curve everywhere equidistant from a fixed point or something shaped like this:
circle, circuit, disk, gyre, ring¹, wheel. (Archaic) orb. See geometry