All English words - page 481

Meanings of Bandied:

verb

Pass on or discuss (an idea or rumour) in a casual or uninformed way.

Usage examples:

£40,000 is the figure that has been bandied about

adjective

(of a person's legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart.

Usage examples:

She had bent, slightly bandy legs

noun

A game similar to field hockey or ice hockey, played with a ball and large curved sticks.

phrasal verb

To talk about something without careful consideration

Usage examples:

Wild guesses of the value of the painting were being bandied about.

Meanings of Bandies:

verb

Pass on or discuss (an idea or rumour) in a casual or uninformed way.

Usage examples:

£40,000 is the figure that has been bandied about

noun

A game similar to field hockey or ice hockey, played with a ball and large curved sticks.

adjective

(of a person's legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart.

Usage examples:

She had bent, slightly bandy legs

phrasal verb

To talk about something without careful consideration

Usage examples:

Wild guesses of the value of the painting were being bandied about.

Meanings of Banding:

noun

The presence or formation of stripes of contrasting colour.

Usage examples:

The yellow and black banding of bees and wasps

verb

Provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration.

Usage examples:

Doors are banded with iron to make them stronger

Meanings of Bandit:

noun

A robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area.

Usage examples:

The bandit produced a weapon and demanded money

Meanings of Bandits:

noun

A robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area.

Usage examples:

The bandit produced a weapon and demanded money

Meanings of Banditti:

noun

A robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area.

Usage examples:

The bandit produced a weapon and demanded money

Meanings of Bandleader:

noun

A player at the head of a musical band.

Usage examples:

Singers, composers and bandleaders have been drawing inspiration from all the borders of the sea to…

Meanings of Bandmaster:

noun

The conductor of a musical band, especially a brass or military one.

Usage examples:

The article provoked anger at miller from certain army brass and some old-line military bandmasters.

Meanings of Bandmasters:

noun

The conductor of a musical band, especially a brass or military one.

Usage examples:

The article provoked anger at miller from certain army brass and some old-line military bandmasters.

Meanings of Bandog:

noun

A fighting dog bred for its strength and ferocity by crossing aggressive breeds.

Usage examples:

Caliban emerges as superior to these worldlings, but prospero sends his bandogs after him notwithst…

Meanings of Bandogs:

noun

A fighting dog bred for its strength and ferocity by crossing aggressive breeds.

Usage examples:

Caliban emerges as superior to these worldlings, but prospero sends his bandogs after him notwithst…

Meanings of Bandoleer:

noun

A shoulder belt with loops or pockets for cartridges.

Usage examples:

It was also decided that all marines would carry their sleeping bags, an extra bandolier of small a…

Meanings of Bandoleers:

noun

A shoulder belt with loops or pockets for cartridges.

Usage examples:

It was also decided that all marines would carry their sleeping bags, an extra bandolier of small a…

Meanings of Bandolero:

noun

A spanish bandit.

Usage examples:

Antonio banderas is a bandolero out to get even in desperado.

Meanings of Bandoleros:

noun

A spanish bandit.

Usage examples:

Antonio banderas is a bandolero out to get even in desperado.

Meanings of Bandolier:

noun

A shoulder belt with loops or pockets for cartridges.

Usage examples:

It was also decided that all marines would carry their sleeping bags, an extra bandolier of small a…

Meanings of Bandora:

noun

A kind of bass lute with a scallop-shaped body and metal strings, typical of english consorts of the late 16th and 17th centuries.

Usage examples:

One of the commonest consorts in the elizabethan period was the combination of treble viol or violi…

Meanings of Bandoras:

noun

A kind of bass lute with a scallop-shaped body and metal strings, typical of english consorts of the late 16th and 17th centuries.

Usage examples:

One of the commonest consorts in the elizabethan period was the combination of treble viol or violi…

Meanings of Bandore:

noun

A kind of bass lute with a scallop-shaped body and metal strings, typical of english consorts of the late 16th and 17th centuries.

Usage examples:

One of the commonest consorts in the elizabethan period was the combination of treble viol or violi…

Meanings of Bandores:

noun

A kind of bass lute with a scallop-shaped body and metal strings, typical of english consorts of the late 16th and 17th centuries.

Usage examples:

One of the commonest consorts in the elizabethan period was the combination of treble viol or violi…

Meanings of Bandpass:

adjective

(of a filter) transmitting only a set range of frequencies.

Usage examples:

A 1–40 hz bandpass filter

noun

The range of frequencies which are transmitted through a bandpass filter.

Usage examples:

A bandpass of 0.8–50 hz

Meanings of Bands:

noun

A flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration.

Usage examples:

Wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands

verb

Provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration.

Usage examples:

Doors are banded with iron to make them stronger

Meanings of Bandsaw:

noun

A saw consisting of an endless moving steel belt with a serrated edge.

Usage examples:

The tools used comprise the usual suspects: hoists, tongs, routers, chainsaws, bandsaws and chisels.

Meanings of Bandsman:

noun

A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass one.

Usage examples:

As with many other career fields, the bandsmen pull double-duty with musical and support responsibi…

Meanings of Bandsmen:

noun

A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass one.

Usage examples:

As with many other career fields, the bandsmen pull double-duty with musical and support responsibi…