band

belt, cincture, collar, girdle

wreath

annulet, becket, coil, curl, furl, hank, spiral, spire, twirl, whorl

captivity, confinement, constraint, curb, enchainment, enslavement, hindrance, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint, restriction

entanglement, net, trammel, trap

collar, straitjacket (also straightjacket)

fastener, hobble, hold, hold-down, holding, tie

blaze, crossbar, pinstripe

brass band, chamber orchestra, sinfonietta

brasses, strings, woodwinds

combo, ensemble, group

company, troupe

duo, octet, quartet (also quartette), quintet, septet, sextet, trio

battalion, corps, troop

force, host, posse, stable, troupe

administration, department, help, personnel, staff

assembly, collective, congregation, gathering, muster, organization

circle, clan, clique, coterie, fellowship, gang, ring, round, set

faction, guild (also gild), order, school, sect

brigade, crew, outfit, phalanx, platoon, posse, task force, team

alliance, bloc, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union

battalion, squadron

bevy, brood, covey

accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration

agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety

cycle, run, series, suit

tie up, truss

circle, enwreathe, loop, wind, wreathe

bandage, enswathe, swathe

chain, cord, enchain, lash, rope, shackle, tape, wire

cinch, cord, rope, strap, thread, wire

gird, girt

lash, leash, tether

interlace, intertwine, interweave, lace

entangle, knot, snarl, tangle, twist

coil, wind

blaze

connive

affiliate, ally, associate, combine, confederate, hang together, interface

cabal, collaborate, gang up, hang together, team (up)

incorporate, organize, unionize

affiliate

amalgamate, combine, conglomerate, consolidate, converge, group, join, merge

knot, link, tie, wed