1.
Noun
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.
2.
Noun
The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint.
3.
Noun
A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting tie; as, the bonds of fellowship.
4.
Noun
Moral or political duty or obligation.
5.
Noun
A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a future day appointed. This is a single bond. But usually a condition is added, that, if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform certain duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or before a time specified, the obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force. I
A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his
heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before
a future day appointed. This is a single bond. But usually a condition
is added, that, if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a
certain place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform certain
duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or before a time specified,
the obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force.
If the condition is not performed, the bond becomes forfeited, and the
obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the whole sum.
6.
Noun
An instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; as, a government, city, or railway bond.
7.
Noun
The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the duties are paid; as, merchandise in bond.
8.
Noun
The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways, as in English or block bond (Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks with their ends toward the face of the wall, called headers, and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face of the wall, called stretchers; Flemish bond (Fig.2), where each course consists of headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to
The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a
wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different
ways, as in English or block bond (Fig. 1), where one course consists
of bricks with their ends toward the face of the wall, called headers,
and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face
of the wall, called stretchers; Flemish bond (Fig.2), where each course
consists of headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to
break joints; Cross bond, which differs from the English by the change
of the second stretcher line so that its joints come in the middle of
the first, and the same position of stretchers comes back every fifth
line; Combined cross and English bond, where the inner part of the wall
is laid in the one method, the outer in the other.
9.
Noun
A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic formulae by a short line or dash. See Diagram of Benzene nucleus, and Valence.
10.
Verb
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.
11.
Verb
To dispose in building, as the materials of a wall, so as to secure solidity.
12.
Noun
A vassal or serf; a slave.
13.
Adjective
In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.
14.
Noun
(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"
Vocabulary classified under Law
15.
Noun
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
Vocabulary classified under Law
16.
Noun
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"
Vocabulary classified under Physics
17.
Noun
an electrical force linking atoms
Vocabulary classified under Physics
18.
Noun
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"
Vocabulary classified under Politics and government
