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husband
noun
a
married
man
,
especially
in
relation
to
his
wife
or
spouse
•
Maria
kissed
her
husband
goodbye
at
the
busy
train
station
.
Maria
kissed
her
husband
goodbye
at
the
busy
train
station
.
•
During
the
party
,
the
proud
husband
showed
everyone
photos
of
his
newborn
baby
.
During
the
party
,
the
proud
husband
showed
everyone
photos
of
his
newborn
baby
.
Old
English
‘
hūsbonda
’ (
male
head
of
a
household
),
from
Old
Norse
‘
húsbóndi
’ (“
master
of
a
house
”).
verb
to
use
or
manage
something
carefully
so
that
it
lasts
a
long
time
•
In
winter
,
the
villagers
husband
their
firewood
to
make
it
last
until
spring
.
In
winter
,
the
villagers
husband
their
firewood
to
make
it
last
until
spring
.
•
The
athlete
husbanded
her
strength
for
the
final
sprint
.
The
athlete
husbanded
her
strength
for
the
final
sprint
.
From
the
noun
sense
‘
husband
’,
with
the
idea
of
a
head
of
household
managing
property
carefully
.
band
noun
a
group
of
people
who
play
music
together
•
A
live
band
played
joyful
songs
at
the
wedding
reception
.
A
live
band
played
joyful
songs
at
the
wedding
reception
.
•
My
brother
formed
a
rock
band
with
his
friends
in
our
garage
.
My
brother
formed
a
rock
band
with
his
friends
in
our
garage
.
Old
Norse
"
band
"
meaning
bond
or
tie
;
later
applied
to
groups
of
musicians
in
the
17th
century
.
noun
a
thin
loop
or
strip
of
rubber
,
metal
,
or
cloth
used
to
hold
things
together
or
around
something
•
She
tied
her
hair
back
with
a
red
band
.
She
tied
her
hair
back
with
a
red
band
.
•
Use
a
rubber
band
to
keep
these
pencils
together
.
Use
a
rubber
band
to
keep
these
pencils
together
.
Old
English
"
bend
"
meaning
something
that
binds
;
later
spelled
as
"
band
".
noun
a
small
group
of
people
who
come
together
for
a
shared
activity
or
purpose
•
A
band
of
volunteers
picked
up
litter
along
the
river
.
A
band
of
volunteers
picked
up
litter
along
the
river
.
•
The
novel
tells
the
story
of
a
band
of
knights
on
a
dangerous
quest
.
The
novel
tells
the
story
of
a
band
of
knights
on
a
dangerous
quest
.
From
Old
Norse
"
band
"
meaning
bond
;
sense
extended
to
people
tied
together
by
purpose
in
Middle
English
.
noun
a
narrow
strip
of
colour
,
light
,
or
material
that
is
different
from
what
is
around
it
•
A
bright
yellow
band
ran
across
the
middle
of
the
painting
.
A
bright
yellow
band
ran
across
the
middle
of
the
painting
.
•
The
bird
has
a
black
band
around
its
neck
.
The
bird
has
a
black
band
around
its
neck
.
From
Old
Norse
"
band
"
meaning
strip
or
ribbon
;
color
sense
appeared
in
17th
century
.
verb
to
join
together
as
a
group
for
a
common
purpose
•
Neighbors
decided
to
band
together
to
plant
trees
along
the
street
.
Neighbors
decided
to
band
together
to
plant
trees
along
the
street
.
•
Small
companies
banded
to
lobby
for
better
internet
service
.
Small
companies
banded
to
lobby
for
better
internet
service
.
From
Old
Norse
"
band
"
meaning
bond
;
verb
use
recorded
from
15th
century
.
noun
a
range
of
numbers
,
such
as
radio
frequencies
,
prices
,
or
wavelengths
,
between
two
limits
•
This
router
operates
on
the
5-gigahertz
band
.
This
router
operates
on
the
5-gigahertz
band
.
•
Prices
fall
into
three
tax
bands
based
on
income
.
Prices
fall
into
three
tax
bands
based
on
income
.
Technical
extension
of
earlier
"
band
"
to
mean
measurable
strip
;
radio
sense
appeared
in
early
20th
century
.