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bond
(b/A/nd )

adjective (a)

  • In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an electrical force linking atoms(noun.phenomenon)
    Synonym:
    chemical bond
    source: wordnet30
  • a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    bond certificate
    source: wordnet30
  • a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest(noun.linkdef)
    Example:
    Their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them.
    Synonym:
    alliance
    source: wordnet30
  • (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial(noun.possession)
    Example:
    A $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman.
    Synonym:
    bail, bail bond
    source: wordnet30
  • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    hamper, shackle, trammel
    source: wordnet30
  • a connection that fastens things together(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    attachment
    source: wordnet30
  • a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents(noun.substance)
    Synonym:
    bond paper
    source: wordnet30
  • United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    julian bond
    source: wordnet30
  • British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    james bond
    source: wordnet30
  • the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness
    source: wordnet30
  • That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A vassal or serf; a slave.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • stick to firmly(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    adhere, bind, hold fast, stick, stick to
    source: wordnet30
  • create social or emotional ties(verb.social)
    Example:
    The grandparents want to bond with the child.
    Synonym:
    attach, bind, tie
    source: wordnet30
  • issue bonds on(verb.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • bring together in a common cause or emotion(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    bring together, draw together
    source: wordnet30
  • To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise) by giving a bond.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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