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Bond

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Definitions for Bond

noun
an electrical force linking atoms
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chemical bond
noun
a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money
Synonyms
bond certificate
Examples
  1. the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
noun
a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
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Examples
  1. the shifting alliances within a large family
  2. their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them
noun
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
Synonyms
bail bail bond
Examples
  1. the judge set bail at $10,000
  2. a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman
noun
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
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noun
a connection that fastens things together
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noun
a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper
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bond paper
Examples
  1. originally made for printing documents
noun
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)
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Julian Bond
noun
British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
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James Bond
noun
the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
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  1. the mutual adhesiveness of cells
  2. a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion
verb
stick to firmly
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adhere hold fast bind stick stick to
Examples
  1. Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
verb
create social or emotional ties
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Examples
  1. The grandparents want to bond with the child
verb
issue bonds on
verb
bring together in a common cause or emotion
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draw together
Examples
  1. The death of their child had drawn them together

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