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1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) an electrical force linking atoms | |
Synonyms: | chemical_bond | |
Related terms: | attraction hydrogen_bond metallic_bond ionic_bond cross-link peptide_bond covalent_bond | |
2. | [ noun ] (finance,stock exchange,writing) an interest-bearing (or discounted) certificate of debt issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money | |
Synonyms: | bond_certificate | |
Related terms: | security debt_instrument registered_bond convertible_bond unsecured_bond post-obit_bond performance_bond revenue_bond junk_bond municipal_bond zero_coupon_bond corporate_bond government_bond coupon_bond noncallable_bond bond_issue premium_bond secured_bond | |
3. | [ noun ] a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest | |
Synonyms: | alliance | |
Examples: | : "the shifting alliances within a large family" "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" |
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Related terms: | connection silver_cord bind | |
4. | [ verb ] stick to firmly | |
Synonyms: | bind stick_to stick hold_fast adhere | |
Examples: | "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" |
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Related terms: | attach bind cling attachment adhesiveness gummed_label fastener | |
5. | [ noun ] (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial | |
Synonyms: | bail_bond bail | |
Examples: | "the judge set bail at $10,000" "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" |
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Related terms: | recognizance criminal_law | |
6. | [ noun ] a connection that fastens things together | |
Synonyms: | attachment | |
Related terms: | connection ligament adhere | |
7. | [ noun ] a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) | |
Synonyms: | hamper shackle trammels trammel | |
Related terms: | restraint iron handcuffs fetter ball_and_chain restrict fetter | |
8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 559 | |
9. | [ verb ] issue bonds on | |
Related terms: | mortgage | |
10. | [ verb ] bring together in a common cause or emotion | |
Synonyms: | bring_together draw_together | |
Examples: | "The death of their child had drawn them together" |
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Related terms: | connect alliance | |
11. | [ noun ] (printing,writing) a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents | |
Synonyms: | bond_paper | |
Related terms: | writing_paper | |
12. | [ adjective ] held in slavery | |
Synonyms: | enthralled in_bondage enslaved | |
Examples: | "born of enslaved parents" |
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Related terms: | slave | |
13. | [ noun ] (writing) British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming | |
Synonyms: | james_bond | |
Related terms: | fictional_character | |
14. | [ noun ] (politics) 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) | |
Synonyms: | julian_bond | |
Related terms: | civil_rights_leader | |
15. | [ verb ] create social or emotional ties | |
Synonyms: | bind attach tie | |
Examples: | "The grandparents want to bond with the child" |
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Related terms: | relate befriend fixate affiliation alliance | |
16. | [ noun ] the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition | |
Synonyms: | adhesion adherence adhesiveness | |
Related terms: | stickiness adhere | |
Similar spelling: |
bound Bondy Bondi boned bounty Bonnet Bonnett |