Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: bail_bond, bond, bond_certificate, bond_paper, chemical_bond

'bond'

[chemical_bond.n.01] as in: an electrical force linking atoms

'bond'

[bond.n.02] as in: 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'

[alliance.n.02] as in: a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

Examples:
the shifting alliances within a large family
their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them

'bond'

[bail.n.01] as in: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

Examples:
the judge set bail at $10,000
a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman

'bond'

[shackle.n.01] as in: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

'bond'

[attachment.n.04] as in: a connection that fastens things together

'bond'

[bond.n.07] as in: a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

'bond'

[bond.n.08] as in: 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'

[bond.n.09] as in: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

'bond'

[adhesiveness.n.01] as in: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

Examples:
the mutual adhesiveness of cells
a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion

'bond'

[adhere.v.06] as in: stick to firmly

Examples:
Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?

'bond'

[bind.v.02] as in: create social or emotional ties

Examples:
The grandparents want to bond with the child

'bond'

[bond.v.03] as in: issue bonds on

'bond'

[bond.v.04] as in: bring together in a common cause or emotion

Examples:
The death of their child had drawn them together

Origins

					bond (English)
├── bond (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── bonde (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── bonda (Old English (ca. 450-1100))