Definitions for bandstand

bandstand band·stand

Spelling: [band-stand]
IPA: /ˈbændˌstænd/

Bandstand is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 174 anagrams from letters in bandstand (aabddnnst).

Definitions for bandstand

noun

  1. a platform, often roofed, for outdoor band performances.
  2. a raised platform in a nightclub, restaurant, etc., used by the members of a band or orchestra while performing.

Origin of bandstand

First recorded in 1855-60; band1 + stand

Examples for bandstand

Batiste and his band ended the evening by marching off the bandstand and playing amid the crowd.

The plaza, or central square, was gay with shops and there was a bandstand.

The throng of people round the bandstand was increasing every moment.

Peter Christopherson made the leap to life on the bandstand and became a pioneer in the industrial music genre.

She began to be bewitched by the continuous circling round the bandstand.

The tenor saxophonist was one of the most imaginatively restless artists to ever work a bandstand.

But the same artist who played with such fire on the bandstand was burning out of control in his private life.

When Cosby looked up, he saw that Sonny Stitt, the famed alto sax player, had joined the bandstand.

And it was too dark to see him properly, because it was under that bandstand affair.

"I consulted a bandstand," said Father Brown, scratching his head.

Word Value for bandstand
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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