bond
— Noun
– English
~ (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
bond
— Noun
– English
~ an electrical force linking atoms
bond
— Noun
– English
~ 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
bond
— Noun
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~ the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
bond
— Noun
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~ a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
bearer bond
— Noun
– English
~ a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments
bondable
— Adjective
– English
~ capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass
bondable
— Adjective
– English
~ capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond
bondage
— Noun
– English
~ the state of being under the control of another person
bondage
— Noun
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~ sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners
bondage
— Noun
– English
~ the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; "he was in bondage to fear"; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self freed from the bondage of time"
bondholder
— Noun
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~ a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation
bonding
— Noun
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~ a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)
bonding
— Noun
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~ (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel
bonding
— Noun
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~ fastening firmly together
bondmaid
— Noun
– English
~ a female bound to serve without wages