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[2] bar, streak, stripe—more at STRIPE

2band verb 1 : to tie up, finish, or enclose with a band

2 : to gather together or unite esp. for some common end

3 : to furnish or decorate with a band

— band·er noun

Synonyms

[1] belt, gird, girdle, wrap—more at GIRD

[1] bind, gird, tie, truss—more at TIE

[2] ally, associate, club, confederate, conjoin, cooperate, federate, league, unite—more at ALLY

3band noun : a group of persons, animals, or things; especially : a group of musicians organized for playing together

Synonyms

company, crew, gang, outfit, party, squad, team—more at GANG

1bandage noun : a strip of material used esp. in dressing wounds

2bandage verb ban·daged; ban·dag·ing : to dress or cover with a bandage

ban·dan·na or ban·dana noun : a large colored figured handkerchief

Synonyms

babushka, kerchief; also shawl

B and B abbreviation bed-and-breakfast

band·box noun : a usu. cylindrical box for carrying clothing

band·ed adjective : having or marked with bands

ban·de·role or ban·de·rol noun : a long narrow forked flag or streamer

ban·dit noun [ORIGIN: It bandito, fr. bandire to banish]

1 pl also ban·dit·ti : an outlaw who lives by plunder; especially : a member of a band of marauders

2 : ROBBER

— ban·dit·ry noun

ban·do·lier or ban·do·leer noun : a belt slung over the shoulder esp. to carry ammunition

band saw noun : a saw in the form of an endless steel belt running over pulleys

band·stand noun : a usu. roofed platform on which a band or orchestra performs outdoors

b and w abbreviation black and white

band·wag·on noun 1 : a wagon carrying musicians in a parade

2 : a movement that attracts growing support

Synonyms

campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement—more at CAMPAIGN

1bandy verb ban·died; ban·dy·ing 1 : to exchange (as blows or quips) esp. in rapid succession

2 : to use in a glib or offhand way

2bandy adjective : curved outward <~ legs>

bane noun 1 : a substance that through its chemical action usu. kills, injures, or impairs an organism : POISON

2 : WOE, HARM; also : a source of this

Synonyms

poison, toxin, venom—more at POISON

bane·ful adjective : productive of destruction or woe : seriously harmful

Synonyms

bad, baleful, damaging, deleterious, harmful, hurtful, injurious, noxious, pernicious—more at HARMFUL

1bang verb 1 : to knock against something with a forceful jolt : BUMP

2 : to strike, thrust, or move vigorously and often with a loud noise

Synonyms

[1,2] bash, bump, collide, crash, hit, impact, knock, smash, strike—more at HIT

2bang noun 1 : a resounding blow

2 : a sudden loud noise

3 : a sudden wave of emotion

Synonyms

[2] blast, boom, clap, crack, crash, pop, report, slam, smash—more at CLAP

[3] exhilaration, kick, thrill, titillation—more at THRILL

3bang adverb : DIRECTLY, RIGHT

4bang noun : a fringe of hair cut short (as across the forehead) — usu. used in pl.

5bang verb : to cut a bang in

Ban·gla·deshi noun : a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh

— Bangladeshi adjective

ban·gle noun : an ornamental band or chain worn around the wrist; also : a loose-hanging ornament

bang–up adjective : FIRST-RATE, EXCELLENT

ban·ish verb 1 : to require by authority to leave a country

2 : to drive out : EXPEL

Synonyms

[1] deport, displace, exile, expatriate, transport; also dismiss, eject, eliminate, evict, exclude, expel, oust, throw out

[2] boot, bounce, cast, drum, eject, expel, oust, rout, run off, throw out—more at EJECT

ban·ish·ment noun : a legal expulsion from a country

Synonyms

deportation, displacement, exile, expulsion—more at EXILE

ban·is·ter noun 1 : an upright often vase-shaped support for a rail

2 : a handrail with its supporting posts

3 : HANDRAIL

ban·jo noun, plural banjos also banjoes : a musical instrument with a long neck, a drumlike body, and usu. five strings

— ban·jo·ist noun

1bank noun 1 : a piled-up