Search Result:Bond


KK Pronunciation

〔 bɑnd 〕

Pronunciation

〔 bɒnd 〕


Overview of noun bond

The noun bond has 10 senses


  • chemical bond, bond -- (an electrical force linking atoms)

  • bond, bond certificate -- (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)

  • alliance, bond -- (a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them")

  • bail, bail bond, bond -- ((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")

  • shackle, bond, hamper, trammel -- (a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner))

  • attachment, bond -- (a connection that fastens things together)

  • bond, bond paper -- (a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents)

  • Bond, Julian Bond -- (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))

  • Bond, James Bond -- (British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming)

  • adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond -- (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")


Overview of verb bond

The verb bond has 4 senses


  • adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to -- (stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?")

  • bind, tie, attach, bond -- (create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child")

  • bond -- (issue bonds on)

  • bond, bring together, draw together -- (bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together")