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bando — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • band noun A group of musicians who perform together.
  • bevy noun A group of birds, especially quail, gathered together.
  • flight noun A journey made by an aircraft, especially a scheduled trip between two places.
  • flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  • gang noun A group of people, often criminals, who band together and share an identity or purpose.
  • lot noun A large amount or number of something.
  • murder noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
  • posse noun A group of people, especially one gathered to help enforce the law.

Senses

bando is used for these senses in English:

  • band A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.
  • flight (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
  • flock A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
  • flock A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
  • gang A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
  • lot (informal) A number of people taken collectively.
  • murder (countable, collective) A group of crows; the collective noun for crows.
  • posse (US, Jamaica, slang) A criminal gang. [from 20th c.]

band — full definition

  1. noun A group of musicians who perform together.
  2. noun A thin strip of material used to bind, wrap, or hold something together.
  3. noun A range or category within a larger scale, such as income or frequency.
  4. verb To join together for a shared purpose.

bevy — full definition

  1. noun A group of birds, especially quail, gathered together.
  2. noun A large group of people or things, especially an impressive gathering.

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