English to English
bond
(b/A/nd
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adjective (a)
- In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- 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.possession)source: wordnet30
- a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest(noun.linkdef)Example:
Their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them.
source: wordnet30 - a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- 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.person)source: wordnet30
- British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle.(noun)source: webster1913
- A vassal or serf; a slave.(noun)source: webster1913
- A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- issue bonds on(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- bring together in a common cause or emotion(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise) by giving a bond.(verb)source: webster1913