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bond is the dictionary form of BOND'S Definition of bond
bond has definitions from the fields of chemistry,law,criminal law,finance,stock exchange,writing,printing,politics
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[ noun ] (chemistry) an electrical force linking atoms

Synonyms

chemical_bond

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[ 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

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[ 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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[ verb ] stick to firmly

Synonyms

bind stick_to stick hold_fast adhere

Examples

"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

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[ 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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[ noun ] a connection that fastens things together

Synonyms

attachment

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[ noun ] a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

Synonyms

hamper shackle trammels trammel

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 559
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[ verb ] issue bonds on
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[ 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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[ noun ] (printing,writing) a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

Synonyms

bond_paper

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[ adjective ] held in slavery

Synonyms

enthralled in_bondage enslaved

Examples

"born of enslaved parents"

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[ noun ] (writing) British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

Synonyms

james_bond

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[ 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

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[ verb ] create social or emotional ties

Synonyms

bind attach tie

Examples

"The grandparents want to bond with the child"

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[ noun ] the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

Synonyms

adhesion adherence adhesiveness

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Rhymes with

bonds' bounds pond's brand's brands' brands pound's bends round's fund's sand's funds' funds lands' land's sands hands husband's stands grounds badlands hollands holland's lowlands rolland's symonds highlands netherlands amends

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

Bonds bounds bondsman bonduc

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