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bond

/b/A/nd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. an electrical force linking atoms

    noun.phenomenon

    Synonyms chemical bond

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. 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

    Synonyms bond certificate

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

    noun.linkdef

    Examples
    Their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them.
    Synonyms alliance

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

    noun.possession

    Examples
    A $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman.
    Synonyms bail bail bond

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms hamper shackle trammel

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. a connection that fastens things together

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms attachment

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

    noun.substance

    Synonyms bond paper

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. 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

    Synonyms julian bond

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

    noun.person

    Synonyms james bond

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

    noun.attribute

    Synonyms adherence adhesion adhesiveness

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  11. 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

  12. A vassal or serf; a slave.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  13. 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

  1. stick to firmly

    verb.contact

    Synonyms adhere bind hold fast stick stick to

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. create social or emotional ties

    verb.social

    Examples
    The grandparents want to bond with the child.
    Synonyms attach bind tie

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. issue bonds on

    verb.possession

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. bring together in a common cause or emotion

    verb.contact

    Synonyms bring together draw together

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. 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

Nearby words

bonavistbonbonbonbonnièreboncebonchrétienboncilatebond certificatebond issuebond paperbond ratingbond servantbond trading

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