Main entry: attachment, bond
Definition: a connection that fastens things together
Main entry: shackle, trammel, bond, hamper
Definition: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Main entry: bond, adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness
Definition: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
Usage: the mutual adhesiveness of cells; a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion
Main entry: Bond, James Bond
Definition: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
Main entry: Julian Bond, Bond
Definition: 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)
Main entry: chemical bond, bond
Definition: an electrical force linking atoms
Main entry: bond, bail, bail bond
Definition: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
Usage: the judge set bail at $10,000; a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman
Main entry: bond, bond certificate
Definition: 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
Definition: a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
Usage: the shifting alliances within a large family; their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them
Main entry: bond, bond paper
Definition: a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
Main entry: stick, stick to, hold fast, bond, bind, adhere
Definition: stick to firmly
Usage: Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
Main entry: draw together, bond, bring together
Definition: bring together in a common cause or emotion
Usage: The death of their child had drawn them together
Main entry: bond
Definition: issue bonds on
Main entry: bond, tie, bind, attach
Definition: create social or emotional ties
Usage: The grandparents want to bond with the child