Definition of bond

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  • bond is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • bond is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
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Definition of bond

  • stick to firmly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. adhere
    2. bind
    3. hold fast
    4. stick
    5. stick to
  • (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial (noun)

    Examples

    1. a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman

    Synonyms

    1. bail
    2. bail bond
  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bond certificate
  • a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bond paper
  • create social or emotional ties (verb)

    Examples

    1. The grandparents want to bond with the child

    Synonyms

    1. attach
    2. bind
    3. tie
  • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hamper
    2. shackle
    3. trammel
  • bring together in a common cause or emotion (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. draw together
  • the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. adherence
    2. adhesion
    3. adhesiveness
  • a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest (noun)

    Examples

    1. their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them

    Synonyms

    1. alliance
  • 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) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. julian bond
  • British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. james bond
  • a connection that fastens things together (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. attachment
  • an electrical force linking atoms (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. chemical bond
  • issue bonds on (verb)

See definition of bond in Merriam Webster