BOND
Scrabble letter values: B3O1N1D2 = 7
Definition
- verb stick to firmly. — synonyms: adhere, hold_fast, bind, stick, stick_to
- verb create social or emotional ties. — synonyms: bind, tie, attach
- verb issue bonds on.
- verb bring together in a common cause or emotion. — synonyms: draw_together
- noun an electrical force linking atoms. — synonyms: 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
- noun a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest. — synonyms: alliance
- 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
- noun a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner). — synonyms: shackle, hamper, trammel
- noun a connection that fastens things together. — synonyms: attachment
- noun a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper. — synonyms: bond_paper
- 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). — synonyms: Julian_Bond
- noun British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming. — synonyms: James_Bond
- noun the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition. — synonyms: adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence
Examples
- “Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?”
- “The grandparents want to bond with the child”
- “The death of their child had drawn them together”