From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bond
n 1: an electrical force linking atoms [syn: chemical bond,
bond]
2: 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 [syn: bond, bond certificate]
3: a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest;
"the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their
friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" [syn:
alliance, bond]
4: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman
if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the
judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by
an alderman" [syn: bail, bail bond, bond]
5: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially
something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn:
shackle, bond, hamper, trammel]
6: a connection that fastens things together [syn: attachment,
bond]
7: a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper;
originally made for printing documents [syn: bond, bond
paper]
8: 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) [syn: Bond,
Julian Bond]
9: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming [syn:
Bond, James Bond]
10: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or
the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the
mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was
required for adhesion" [syn: adhesiveness, adhesion,
adherence, bond]
v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
[syn: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick,
stick to]
2: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to
bond with the child" [syn: bind, tie, attach, bond]
3: issue bonds on
4: bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of
their child had drawn them together" [syn: bond, bring
together, draw together]