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Bond

noun
1.
An electrical force linking atoms.  Synonym: chemical bond.
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.  Synonym: bond certificate.
3.
A connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest.  Synonym: alliance.  "Their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
4.
(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.  "A $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
5.
A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner).  Synonyms: hamper, shackle, trammel.
6.
A connection that fastens things together.  Synonym: attachment.
7.
A superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents.  Synonym: bond paper.
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).  Synonym: Julian Bond.
9.
British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming.  Synonym: James Bond.
10.
The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition.  Synonyms: adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness.  "A heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
verb
(past & past part. bonded; pres. part. bonding)
1.
Stick to firmly.  Synonyms: adhere, bind, hold fast, stick, stick to.
2.
Create social or emotional ties.  Synonyms: attach, bind, tie.
3.
Issue bonds on.
4.
Bring together in a common cause or emotion.  Synonyms: bring together, draw together.



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"Bond" Quotes from Famous Books



... these things in his mind, Dick dropped off into a light doze, from which he was awakened by the entrance of Walter. Walter wore a tall hat and a morning coat. It was August and it was very hot, and in Bond Street he would have worn a flannel suit and a straw hat. But if he did that here his patients would think that he thought anything good enough for them. There were penalties attached to the publication of that list of wedding ...
— The Squire's Daughter - Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons • Archibald Marshall

... alone travel was easy in those days. The scatterings of his race were everywhere. The bond of blood secured welcome: Hebrew provided a common tongue. The scholar-guest, in especial, was hailed in flowery Hebrew as a crown sent to decorate the head of his host. Sumptuously entertained, he was laden with ...
— Dreamers of the Ghetto • I. Zangwill

... better than wisdom. Look to your plate, Aminadab. Oh! I wish I knew less; but I saw what was coming when I saw George Cameron begin to build what he said was to be like a cradle. Did I not recollect what Kalee told me about the blood-bond? Did we not all witness the growing gloom gathering day by day over his face? Then separate beds. Then no more companionship, out or in. The gloom for ever, and the tears of Kalee for ever and ever, and the terror and anguish of poor soul Aditi! Ah! yes; but he ...
— Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XXIII. • Various

... when we stood, an alien and miserable band in front of Castle Garden, at the foot of the great city whose immensity struck terror to our hearts, he drew all our hands together and made us swear by the soul of our mother, whose body we had left in the sea, that we would keep the bond of brotherhood intact, and share with mutual confidence whatever good fortune this untried country might hold in store for us. You were strong and your voices rang out loudly. Mine was faint, for I was weak—so ...
— The House in the Mist • Anna Katharine Green

... westward of the head of Lake Ontario, and contain lands which, for soil, climate, and powers of production, are equal, and perhaps superior, to any on the continent of America. These are worthy the attention of communities of emigrants, who from country, relationship, religion, or any other bond, ...
— The Backwoods of Canada • Catharine Parr Traill


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