citizen(n = noun.person) - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community;
is a kind of national, subject
is a member of citizenry, people
has particulars: active citizen, civilian, freeman, freewoman, private citizen, repatriate, thane, elector, voter
Antonym: noncitizen
Derived forms noun citizenship2, noun citizenship1
1. One who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city; a freeman of a city, as distinguished from a foreigner, or one not entitled to its franchises. [1913 Webster]
"That large body of the working men who were not counted as citizens and had not so much as a vote to serve as an anodyne to their stomachs." [1913 Webster]
2. An inhabitant of a city; a townsman. Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. A person, native or naturalized, of either sex, who owes allegiance to a government, and is entitled to reciprocal protection from it. [1913 Webster]
" This protection is . . . national protection, recognition of the individual, in the face of foreign nations, as a member of the state, and assertion of his security and rights abroad as well as at home." Abbot [1913 Webster]
4. One who is domiciled in a country, and who is a citizen, though neither native nor naturalized, in such a sense that he takes his legal status from such country. [1913 Webster]
1. Having the condition or qualities of a citizen, or of citizens; as, a citizen soldiery. [1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a city; characteristic of citizens; effeminate; luxurious. [1913 Webster]
"I am not well,
But not so citizen a wanton as
To seem to die ere sick." [1913 Webster]
citizen, n.
1 a member of a State or Commonwealth, either native or naturalized (British citizen).
2 (usu. foll. by of) a an inhabitant of a city. b a freeman of a city.
3 US a civilian.
Idiom:
citizen of the world a person who is at home anywhere; a cosmopolitan. Citizens' Advice Bureau (in the UK) an office at which the public can receive free advice and information on civil matters. citizen's arrest an arrest by an ordinary person without a warrant, allowable in certain cases. citizen's band a system of local intercommunication by individuals on special radio frequencies.
Derivative:
citizenhood n. citizenry n. citizenship n.
Etymology:
ME f. AF citesein, OF citeain ult. f. L civitas -tatis city: cf. DENIZEN
N inhabitant, resident, residentiary, dweller, indweller, addressee, occupier, occupant, householder, lodger, inmate, tenant, incumbent, sojourner, locum tenens, commorant, settler, squatter, backwoodsman, colonist, islander, denizen, citizen, burgher, oppidan, cockney, cit, townsman, burgess, villager, cottager, cottier, cotter, compatriot, backsettler, boarder, hotel keeper, innkeeper, habitant, paying guest, planter, native, indigene, aborigines, autochthones, Englishman, John Bull, newcomer, aboriginal, American, Caledonian, Cambrian, Canadian, Canuck, downeaster, Scot, Scotchman, Hibernian, Irishman, Welshman, Uncle Sam, Yankee, Brother Jonathan, garrison, crew, population, people, colony, settlement, household, mir, indigenous, native, natal, autochthonal, autochthonous, British, English, American, Canadian, Irish, Scotch, Scottish, Welsh, domestic, domiciliated, domiciled, naturalized, vernacular, domesticated, domiciliary, in the occupation of, garrisoned by, occupied by.
active citizen, citizen genet, senior citizen
1. band(n = noun.group) circle, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
is a kind of social group
has particulars: car pool, camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, cohort, confederacy, conspiracy, four hundred, horsey set, horsy set, jet set, company, party
2. band(n = noun.group) - instrumentalists not including string players;
is a kind of musical group, musical organisation, musical organization
has parts: section
has particulars: marching band, brass band, concert band, military band
3. band(n = noun.attribute) banding, stria, striation - a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
is a kind of bar, streak, stripe
has particulars: collar, stretch mark
4. band(n = noun.artifact) banding, stripe - an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material;
is a kind of adornment
is a part of garment
has particulars: cigar band, hatband, neckband, pinstripe
5. band(n = noun.group) dance band, dance orchestra - a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing;
is a kind of musical group, musical organisation, musical organization
has particulars: big band, combo, jazz band, jazz group, rock band, rock group, steel band
6. band(n = noun.communication) - a range of frequencies between two limits;
is a kind of range
has particulars: frequency band, waveband
7. band(n = noun.artifact) - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body);
is a kind of slip, strip
has particulars: armband, arm band, armlet, backband, bellyband, collar, neckband, collar, garter, supporter, cincture, girdle, sash, waistband, waistcloth, headband, headpiece, headstall, hoop, ring, elastic, elastic band, rubber band, shoulder strap, strap, sweatband, sweatband, bracelet, watch bracelet, watchband, watchstrap, wristband, mourning band, weed, wristband, wrist band, wristlet
8. band(n = noun.body) isthmus - a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure;
is a kind of tissue
9. band(n = noun.artifact) ring - jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"
is a kind of jewellery, jewelry
has particulars: annulet, engagement ring, mourning ring, ringlet, seal ring, signet ring, wedding band, wedding ring
10. band(n = noun.artifact) - a driving belt in machinery;
is a kind of belt
11. band(n = noun.artifact) - a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration;
is a kind of slip, strip, loop
12. band(n = noun.artifact) ring - a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration);
is a kind of slip, strip
13. band(n = noun.artifact) - a restraint put around something to hold it together;
is a kind of constraint, restraint
has particulars: brake band, collet, ligature, withe
Derived form verb band1
1. band(v = verb.contact) - bind or tie together, as with a band;
is one way to bind, tie
Derived form noun band13
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
2. band(v = verb.contact) ring - attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
is one way to attach
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
1. A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter. [1913 Webster]
"Every one's bands were loosed." [1913 Webster]
2. A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc. [1913 Webster]
3. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie. Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. [1913 Webster]
5. Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress. [1913 Webster]
6. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it. Hood. [1913 Webster]
7. A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men. [1913 Webster]
"Troops of horsemen with his bands of foot." [1913 Webster]
8. A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals; as, a high school's marching band. [1913 Webster]
9. A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants. [1913 Webster]
10. A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body. [1913 Webster]
11. A belt or strap. [1913 Webster]
12. A bond. Shak. [1913 Webster]
13. Pledge; security. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
1. To bind or tie with a band. [1913 Webster]
2. To mark with a band. [1913 Webster]
3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. Milton. [1913 Webster]
To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together. [1913 Webster]
"Certain of the Jews banded together." [1913 Webster]
To bandy; to drive away. [1913 Webster]
band, n. & v.
--n.
1 a flat, thin strip or loop of material (e.g. paper, metal, or cloth) put round something esp. to hold it together or decorate it (headband).
2 a a strip of material forming part of a garment (hatband; waistband). b a stripe of a different colour or material on an object.
3 a a range of frequencies or wavelengths in a spectrum (esp. of radio frequencies). b a range of values within a series.
4 Mech. a belt connecting wheels or pulleys.
5 (in pl.) a collar having two hanging strips, worn by some lawyers, ministers, and academics in formal dress.
6 archaic a thing that restrains, binds, connects, or unites; a bond.
--v.tr.
1 put a band on.
2 a mark with stripes. b (as banded adj.) Bot. & Zool. marked with coloured bands or stripes.
Idiom:
band-saw a mechanical saw with a blade formed by an endless toothed band.
band, n. & v.
--n.
1 an organized group of people having a common object, esp. of a criminal nature (band of cutthroats).
2 a a group of musicians, esp. playing wind instruments (brass band; military band). b a group of musicians playing jazz, pop, or dance music. c colloq. an orchestra.
3 US a herd or flock.
--v.tr. & intr. form into a group for a purpose (band together for mutual protection).
Idiom:
Band of Hope an association promoting total abstinence from alcohol.
Etymology:
ME f. OF bande, bander, med.L banda, prob. of Gmc orig.
N assemblage, collection, collocation, colligation, compilation, levy, gathering, ingathering, muster, attroupement, team, concourse, conflux, congregation, contesseration, convergence, meeting, levee, reunion, drawing room, at home, conversazione, assembly, congress, convention, conventicle, gemote, conclave, posse, posse comitatus, Noah's ark, miscellany, collectanea, museum, menagerie, museology, crowd, throng, group, flood, rush, deluge, rabble, mob, press, crush, cohue, horde, body, tribe, crew, gang, knot, squad, band, party, swarm, shoal, school, covey, flock, herd, drove, atajo, bunch, drive, force, mulada, remuda, roundup, array, bevy, galaxy, corps, company, troop, troupe, task force, army, regiment, host, populousness, clan, brotherhood, fraternity, sorority, association, volley, shower, storm, cloud, group, cluster, Pleiades, clump, pencil, set, batch, lot, pack, budget, assortment, bunch, parcel, packet, package, bundle, fascine, fasces, bale, seron, seroon, fagot, wisp, truss, tuft, shock, rick, fardel, stack, sheaf, haycock, fascicle, fascicule, fasciculus, gavel, hattock, stook, accumulation, congeries, heap, lump, pile, rouleau, tissue, mass, pyramid, bing, drift, snowball, snowdrift, acervation, cumulation, glomeration, agglomeration, conglobation, conglomeration, conglomerate, coacervate, coacervation, coagmentation, aggregation, concentration, congestion, omnium gaterum, spicilegium, black hole of Calcutta, quantity, collector, gatherer, whip, whipper in, assembled, closely packed, dense, serried, crowded to suffocation, teeming, swarming, populous, as thick as hops, all of a heap, fasciculated cumulative, the plot thickens, acervatim, tibi seris tibi metis.
N party, faction, side, denomination, communion, set, crew, band, horde, posse, phalanx, family, clan, team, tong, council, community, body, fellowship, sodality, solidarity, confraternity, familistere, familistery, brotherhood, sisterhood, knot, gang, clique, ring, circle, group, crowd, in-crowd, coterie, club, casino, machine, Tammany, Tammany Hall, corporation, corporate body, guild, establishment, company, copartnership, partnership, firm, house, joint concern, joint-stock company, cahoot, combine, trust, society, association, institute, institution, union, trades union, league, syndicate, alliance, Verein, Bund, Zollverein, combination, Turnverein, league offensive and defensive, alliance offensive and defensive, coalition, federation, confederation, confederacy, junto, cabal, camarilla, camorra, brigue, freemasonry, party spirit, Confederates, Conservatives, Democrats, Federalists, Federals, Freemason, Knight Templar, Kuklux, Kuklux Klan, KKK, Liberals, Luddites, Republicans, Socialists, Tories, Whigs staff, dramatis personae, in league, in partnership, in alliance, bonded together, banded together, linked, joined together, embattled, confederated, federative, joint, hand in hand, side by side, shoulder to shoulder, en masse, in the same boat.
N prison, prison house, jail, gaol, cage, coop, den, cell, stronghold, fortress, keep, donjon, dungeon, Bastille, oubliette, bridewell, house of correction, hulks, tollbooth, panopticon, penitentiary, guardroom, lockup, hold, round house, watch house, station house, sponging house, station, house of detention, black hole, pen, fold, pound, inclosure, isolation (exclusion), penal settlement, penal colony, bilboes, stocks, limbo, quod, calaboose, chauki, choky, thana, workhouse, Newgate, Fleet, Marshalsea, King's Bench, Queen's Bench, bond, bandage, irons, pinion, gyve, fetter, shackle, trammel, manacle, handcuff, straight jacket, strait jacket, strait-jacket, strait-waistcoat, hopples, vice, vise, yoke, collar, halter, harness, muzzle, gag, bit, brake, curb, snaffle, bridle, rein, reins, bearing rein, martingale, leading string, tether, picket, band, guy, chain, cord, cavesson, hackamore, headstall, jaquima, lines, ribbons, bolt, deadbolt, bar, lock, police lock, combination lock, padlock, rail, wall, stone wall, paling, palisade, fence, picket fence, barbed wire fence, Cyclone fence, stockade fence, chain-link fence, barrier, barricade, drag.
N filament, line, fiber, fibril, funicle, vein, hair, capillament, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili, tendril, gossamer, hair stroke, veinlet, venula, venule, wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute, strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving, beard, ramification, strand, filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform, fibrous, fibrillous, thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy, capillary, capilliform, funicular, wire-drawn, anguilliform, flagelliform, hairy, taeniate, taeniform, taenioid, venose, venous.
N outline, circumference, perimeter, periphery, ambit, circuit, lines tournure, contour, profile, silhouette, bounds, coast line, zone, belt, girth, band, baldric, zodiac, girdle, tyre, cingle, clasp, girt, cordon, circlet.
N circularity, roundness, rotundity, circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet, ringlet, eye, loop, wheel, cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band, contrate wheel, crown wheel, hub, nave, sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland, crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar, noose, lasso, lassoo, ellipse, oval, ovule, ellipsoid, cycloid, epicycloid, epicycle, semicircle, quadrant, sextant, sector, sphere, round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular, oval, ovate, elliptic, elliptical, egg-shaped, pear-shaped, cycloidal, spherical, I watched the little circles die.
N music, concert, strain, tune, air, melody, aria, arietta, piece of music, work, number, opus, sonata, rondo, rondeau, pastorale, cavatina, roulade, fantasia, concerto, overture, symphony, variations, cadenza, cadence, fugue, canon, quodlibet, serenade, notturno, dithyramb, opera, operetta, oratorio, composition, movement, stave, passamezzo, toccata, Vorspiel, instrumental music, full score, minstrelsy, tweedledum and tweedledee, band, orchestra, concerted piece, potpourri, capriccio, vocal music, vocalism, chaunt, chant, psalm, psalmody, hymn, song, canticle, canzonet, cantata, bravura, lay, ballad, ditty, carol, pastoral, recitative, recitativo, solfeggio, Lydian measures, slow music, slow movement, adagio, minuet, siren strains, soft music, lullaby, dump, dirge, pibroch, martial music, march, dance music, waltz, solo, duet, duo, trio, quartet, quartett, septett, part song, descant, glee, madrigal, catch, round, chorus, chorale, antiphon, antiphony, accompaniment, second, bass, score, bourdon, drone, morceau, terzetto, composer, musician, musical, instrumental, vocal, choral, lyric, operatic, harmonious, Wagnerian, adagio, largo, larghetto, andante, andantino, alla capella, maestoso, moderato, allegro, allegretto, spiritoso, vivace, veloce, presto, prestissimo, con brio, capriccioso, scherzo, scherzando, legato, staccato, crescendo, diminuendo, rallentando, affettuoso, obbligato, pizzicato, desto, in notes by distance made more sweet, like the faint exquisite music of a dream, music arose with its voluptuous swell, music is the universal language of mankind, music's golden tongue, the speech of angels, will sing the savageness out of a bear, music hath charms to soothe the savage beast.
N musician, artiste, performer, player, minstrel, bard, accompanist, accordionist, instrumentalist, organist, pianist, violinist, flautist, harper, fiddler, fifer, trumpeter, piper, drummer, catgut scraper, band, orchestral waits, vocalist, melodist, singer, warbler, songster, chaunter, chauntress, songstress, cantatrice, choir, quire, chorister, chorus, chorus singer, liedertafel, nightingale, philomel, thrush, siren, bulbul, mavis, Pierides, sacred nine, Orpheus, Apollo, the Muses Erato, Euterpe, Terpsichore, tuneful nine, tuneful quire, composer, performance, execution, touch, expression, solmization, playing, musical, adagio, andante.
N musical instruments, band, string-band, brass-band, orchestra, orchestrina, monochord, polychord, harp, lyre, lute, archlute, mandola, mandolin, mandoline, guitar, zither, cither, cithern, gittern, rebeck, bandurria, bandura, banjo, bina, vina, xanorphica, viol, violin, fiddle, kit, viola, viola d'amore, viola di gamba, tenor, cremona, violoncello, bass, bass viol, base viol, theorbo, double base, contrabasso, violone, psaltery, bow, fiddlestick, piano, pianoforte, harpsichord, clavichord, clarichord, manichord, clavier, spinet, virginals, dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, vielle, pianino, Eolian harp, organ, harmonium, harmoniphon, American organ, barrel organ, hand organ, accordion, seraphina, concertina, humming top, flute, fife, piccolo, flageolet, clarinet, claronet, basset horn, corno di bassetto, oboe, hautboy, cor Anglais, corno Inglese, bassoon, double bassoon, contrafagotto, serpent, bass clarinet, bagpipes, union pipes, musette, ocarina, Pandean pipes, reed instrument, sirene, pipe, pitch-pipe, sourdet, whistle, catcall, doodlesack, harmoniphone, horn, bugle, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, cornopean, clarion, trumpet, trombone, ophicleide, French horn, saxophone, sax, buglehorn, saxhorn, flugelhorn, althorn, helicanhorn, posthorn, sackbut, euphonium, bombardon tuba, cymbal, bell, gong, tambour, tambourine, tamborine, drum, tom-tom, tabor, tabret, tabourine, taborin, side drum, kettle drum, timpani, tympani, tymbal, timbrel, castanet, bones, musical glasses, musical stones, harmonica, sounding-board, rattle, tam-tam, zambomba, reed, tuning fork, triangle, Jew's harp, musical box, harmonicon, xylophone, sordine, sordet, sourdine, sourdet, mute, (iv) PERCEPTION OF SOUND.
absorption band, arm band, band aid, band fish, band of partisans, band oneself, band saw, band shell, band together, big band, brake band, brass band, cigar band, citizens' band, concert band, dance band, elastic band, frequency band, jazz band, jug band, military band, mourning band, rock band, rubber band, steel band, vocal band, wedding band, wrist band