Synonyms: attachment, bond
Definition: a connection that fastens things together
Similar words: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
Definition: an instrumentality that connects
Usage: he soldered the connection; he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
Synonyms: shackle, trammel, bond, hamper
Definition: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Similar words: restraint, constraint
Definition: a device that retards something's motion
Usage: the car did not have proper restraints fitted
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: stickiness
Definition: the property of sticking to a surface
Synonyms: Bond, James Bond
Definition: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
Similar words: fictional character, fictitious character, character
Definition: an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
Usage: she is the main character in the novel
Synonyms: 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)
Similar words: civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker
Definition: a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
Synonyms: chemical bond, bond
Definition: an electrical force linking atoms
Similar words: attraction, attractive force
Definition: the force by which one object attracts another
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: recognisance, recognizance
Definition: (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: obligation, debt instrument, certificate of indebtedness
Definition: a written promise to repay a debt
Similar words: security, certificate
Definition: a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
Usage: he held several valuable securities
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
Similar words: connectedness, connection, connexion
Definition: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
Usage: there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
Synonyms: bond, bond paper
Definition: a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
Similar words: writing paper
Definition: paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts
Synonyms: stick, stick to, hold fast, bond, bind, adhere
Definition: stick to firmly
Usage: Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
Similar words: attach
Definition: become attached
Usage: The spider's thread attached to the window sill
Synonyms: draw together, bond, bring together
Definition: bring together in a common cause or emotion
Usage: The death of their child had drawn them together
Definition: bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
Usage: the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups
Synonyms: bond
Definition: issue bonds on
Similar words: mortgage
Definition: put up as security or collateral
Synonyms: bond, tie, bind, attach
Definition: create social or emotional ties
Usage: The grandparents want to bond with the child
Similar words: relate
Definition: have or establish a relationship to
Usage: She relates well to her peers