Word: Bond
How to pronounce: bɒnd
Noun
Definitions:
1. A relationship between people or groups based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences.
Example sentences: "There was a bond of understanding between them"
2. A connection between two surfaces or objects that have been joined together, especially by means of an adhesive substance, heat, or pressure.
Example sentences: "There was no effective bond between the concrete and the steel"
3. An agreement with legal force.
Example sentences: "Marriage as a legal bond may become outdated, but I doubt it."
4. A pattern in which bricks are laid in order to ensure the strength of the resulting structure.
Example sentences: "English bond"
5. Short for bond paper
Verb
Definitions:
1. Join or be joined securely to something else, especially by means of an adhesive substance, heat, or pressure.
Example sentences: "Press the material to bond the layers together"
2. Join or be joined by a chemical bond.
Example sentences: "Neutral molecules bond to the central atom"
3. Lay (bricks) in an overlapping pattern so as to form a strong structure.
Example sentences: "The projecting bastions are drum-shaped, built of stone laced with horizontal bonding courses of red tile."
4. Place (dutiable goods) in bond.
Example sentences: "Assets may have to be sold or bonded to provide cash for the payment of this tax"
Synonyms:
bonds
debenture
band
cord
relationship
ties
link
knot
obligation
covenant
guarantee
warranty
bail
bail bond
surety
shackle
fetter
chain
handcuffs
bind
tie
attach
relate
draw together
attachment
adhesion
cement
adherence
adhesive
Derivations:
bondholder
bondsman
bonder
bonding
bonded
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Bond in Other Languages...
Spanish: Bono
German: Bindung
French: Obligation
Italian: Legame
Turkish: Bağ
