band
noun
group of musicians
ADJ. big | brass, string, wind | blues, dance, jazz, rock | 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(= does everything himself).
VERB + BAND form | join, play in, sing in She plays in a rock band.| conduct, lead
BAND + VERB perform, play | strike up We heard a band strike up in the park.
BAND + NOUN leader, member
PREP. in a/the ~ a singer in a rock band| with a/the ~ a drummer with a jazz band
PHRASES a member of the band
group of people
ADJ. select, small He is one of a select band of top class players.| dwindling | growing
VERB + BAND join
PREP. ~ of a band of rebels
range
ADJ. age, price, tax the 25?35 age band
VERB + BAND be in, fall into Which tax band do you fall into?
