The difference between Band and Crew

When used as nouns, band means a strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together, whereas crew means any company of people.

When used as verbs, band means to fasten with a band, whereas crew means to be a member of a vessel's crew.

check bellow for the other definitions of Band and Crew

  1. Band as a noun:

    A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached. A belt or strap that is part of a machine.

  2. Band as a noun (architecture):

    A strip of decoration. A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork. In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.

  3. Band as a noun:

    That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.

  4. Band as a noun:

    A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.

  5. Band as a noun (in the plural):

    Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.

  6. Band as a noun (physics):

    A part of the radio spectrum.

  7. Band as a noun (physics):

    A group of energy levels in a solid state material.

    Examples:

    "'valence band;  conduction band'"

  8. Band as a noun (obsolete):

    A bond.

  9. Band as a noun (obsolete):

    Pledge; security.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  10. Band as a noun (especially, American English):

    A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.

  11. Band as a noun (sciences):

    Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc

  12. Band as a noun (medicine):

  13. Band as a noun (slang, hiphop, often in the plural):

    A wad of money totaling $10K, held together by a band; money

  1. Band as a verb:

    To fasten with a band.

  2. Band as a verb:

    To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).

  1. Band as a noun:

    A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.

  2. Band as a noun:

    A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.

  3. Band as a noun:

    A marching band.

  4. Band as a noun:

    A group of people loosely united for a common purpose .

  5. Band as a noun (anthropology):

    A small group of people living in a simple society.

  6. Band as a noun (Canada):

    A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.

  1. Band as a verb (intransitive):

    To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.

  1. Band as a verb (obsolete):

  1. Crew as a noun (obsolete):

    A group of people together Any company of people; an assemblage; a throng. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft. A group of people working together on a task. The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast. A close group of friends. A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker. A group of Rovers. A hip-hop group A rowing team manning a single shell.

    Examples:

    "If you need help, please contact a member of the crew."

    "The crews of the two ships got into a fight."

    "The crews competed to cut the most timber."

    "There are a lot of carpenters in the crew!"

    "The crews for different movies would all come down to the bar at night."

    "I'd look out for that whole crew down at Jack's."

  2. Crew as a noun (plural: crew):

    A person in a crew A member of the crew of a vessel or plant. A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast. A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.

    Examples:

    "One crew died in the accident."

    "There were three actors and six crew on the set."

    "The officers and crew assembled on the deck."

    "There are quarters for three officers and five crew."

  3. Crew as a noun (sports, rowing, US, uncountable):

    The sport of competitive rowing.

  1. Crew as a verb (transitive, _, and, _, intransitive):

    To be a member of a vessel's crew

    Examples:

    "We crewed together on a fishing boat last year."

    "The ship was crewed by fifty sailors."

  2. Crew as a verb:

    To be a member of a work or production crew

    Examples:

    "The film was crewed and directed by students."

  3. Crew as a verb:

    To supply workers or sailors for a crew

  4. Crew as a verb (nautical):

    To do the proper work of a sailor

    Examples:

    "The crewing of the vessel before the crash was deficient."

  5. Crew as a verb (nautical):

    To take on, recruit (new) crew

  1. Crew as a verb (British, archaic):

    To have made the characteristic sound of a rooster.

    Examples:

    "It was still dark when the cock crew."

  1. Crew as a noun (British, dialectal):

    A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs

  1. Crew as a noun:

    The Manx shearwater.

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