1. (

• chemical_bond ,
• bond

) an electrical force linking atoms ;

2. (

• bond ,
• bond_certificate

) 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 ;

3. (

• alliance ,
• bond

) 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" ;

4. (

• bail ,
• bail_bond ,
• bond ,

) (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" ;

5. (

• shackle ,
• bond ,
• hamper ,
• trammel

) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) ;

6. (

• attachment ,
• bond ,

) a connection that fastens things together ;

7. (

• bond ,
• bond_paper

) a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents ;

8. (

• Bond ,
• Julian_Bond

) 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) ;

9. (

• Bond ,
• James_Bond

) British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming ;

10. (

• adhesiveness ,
• adhesion ,
• adherence ,
• bond

) 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" ;

1. (

• adhere ,
• hold_fast ,
• bond ,
• bind ,
• stick ,
• stick_to ,

) stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" ;

2. (

• bind ,
• tie ,
• attach ,
• bond ,

) create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" ;

3. (

• bond

) issue bonds on ;

4. (

• bond ,
• draw_together

) bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" ;