bond
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"

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?"

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"

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"

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 [ noun ] (printing,writing) a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents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"

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"

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