| bond | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. bond, chemical bond | an electrical force linking atoms. |
| ~ attraction, attractive force | the force by which one object attracts another. |
| ~ covalent bond | a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule. |
| ~ cross-link, cross-linkage | a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule. |
| ~ hydrogen bond | a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond. |
| ~ electrostatic bond, electrovalent bond, ionic bond | a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion. |
| ~ metallic bond | a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs. |
| ~ peptide bond, peptide linkage | the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide. |
| n. (possession) | 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. |
| ~ bond issue | bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity. |
| ~ convertible bond | a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions. |
| ~ corporate bond | a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders.; "a corporate bond is a safer investment than common stock in the same company" |
| ~ bearer bond, coupon bond | a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments. |
| ~ government bond | a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world. |
| ~ high-yield bond, junk bond | a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit. |
| ~ municipal bond | a bond issued by a state or local government. |
| ~ noncallable bond | a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity). |
| ~ performance bond, surety bond | a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance. |
| ~ post-obit bond | a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion. |
| ~ registered bond | a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner. |
| ~ revenue bond | a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond. |
| ~ secured bond | a bond that is back by collateral. |
| ~ debenture, debenture bond, unsecured bond | the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future. |
| ~ zero-coupon bond, zero coupon bond | a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security. |
| ~ certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation | a written promise to repay a debt. |
| ~ certificate, security | a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends.; "he held several valuable securities" |
| ~ premium bond | a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries. |
| n. (linkdef) | 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" |
| ~ connection, connectedness, connexion | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it).; "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" |
| ~ silver cord | the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring. |
| n. (possession) | 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" |
| ~ criminal law | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment. |
| ~ recognisance, recognizance | (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. bond, hamper, shackle, trammel | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner). |
| ~ ball and chain | heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain. |
| ~ fetter, hobble | a shackle for the ankles or feet. |
| ~ handcuff, handlock, manacle, cuff | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs. |
| ~ chains, irons | metal shackles; for hands or legs. |
| ~ constraint, restraint | a device that retards something's motion.; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. attachment, bond | a connection that fastens things together. |
| ~ connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion | an instrumentality that connects.; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" |
| ~ ligament | any connection or unifying bond. |
| n. (substance) | 7. bond, bond paper | a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents. |
| ~ writing paper | paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts. |
| n. (person) | 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). |
| ~ civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker | a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups. |
| n. (person) | 9. bond, james bond | British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming. |
| ~ character, fictional character, fictitious character | an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story).; "she is the main character in the novel" |
| n. (attribute) | 10. adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness, 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" |
| ~ stickiness | the property of sticking to a surface. |
| v. (contact) | 11. adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to | stick to firmly.; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" |
| ~ bind | form a chemical bond with.; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" |
| ~ cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick | come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation.; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" |
| ~ attach | become attached.; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" |
| v. (social) | 12. attach, bind, bond, tie | create social or emotional ties.; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" |
| ~ relate | have or establish a relationship to.; "She relates well to her peers" |
| ~ fixate | attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way.; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40" |
| ~ befriend | become friends with.; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?" |
| v. (possession) | 13. bond | issue bonds on. |
| ~ mortgage | put up as security or collateral. |
| v. (contact) | 14. bond, bring together, draw together | bring together in a common cause or emotion.; "The death of their child had drawn them together" |
| ~ unify, unite | bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation.; "the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups" |
| tie | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. necktie, tie | neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie" |
| ~ bola, bola tie, bolo, bolo tie | a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie. |
| ~ bow-tie, bow tie, bowtie | a man's tie that ties in a bow. |
| ~ four-in-hand | a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other. |
| ~ neckwear | articles of clothing worn about the neck. |
| ~ old school tie | necktie indicating the school the wearer attended. |
| ~ string tie | a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow. |
| ~ windsor tie | a wide necktie worn in a loose bow. |
| n. (state) | 2. affiliation, association, tie, tie-up | a social or business relationship.; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" |
| ~ relationship | a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries. |
| n. (state) | 3. tie | equality of score in a contest. |
| ~ equivalence, equality, equation, par | a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced.; "on a par with the best" |
| ~ deuce | a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. tie, tie beam | a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating.; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam" |
| ~ beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. link, linkup, tie, tie-in | a fastener that serves to join or connect.; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" |
| ~ nosepiece, bridge | the link between two lenses; rests on the nose. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| n. (event) | 6. draw, standoff, tie | the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided.; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" |
| ~ finish | designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race).; "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" |
| ~ dead heat | a tie in a race. |
| ~ stalemate | drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check. |
| n. (communication) | 7. tie | (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value. |
| ~ slur | (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie | one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track.; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" |
| ~ bracing, brace | a structural member used to stiffen a framework. |
| ~ railroad track, railroad, railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels.; "he walked along the railroad track" |
| n. (artifact) | 9. tie | a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied.; "he needed a tie for the packages" |
| ~ cord | a line made of twisted fibers or threads.; "the bundle was tied with a cord" |
| ~ drawing string, drawstring, string | a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening.; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag" |
| v. (contact) | 10. bind, tie | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord.; "They tied their victim to the chair" |
| ~ gag, muzzle | tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them.; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair" |
| ~ retie | tie again or anew.; "retie the string and make it strong enough now" |
| ~ bind off, tie up | finish the last row. |
| ~ loop | fasten or join with a loop.; "He looped the watch through his belt" |
| ~ cord | bind or tie with a cord. |
| ~ lash together | bind together with a cord or rope.; "Lash together these barrels!" |
| ~ truss | tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it. |
| ~ leash, rope | fasten with a rope.; "rope the bag securely" |
| ~ strap | tie with a strap. |
| ~ knot | tie or fasten into a knot.; "knot the shoelaces" |
| ~ lash | bind with a rope, chain, or cord.; "lash the horse" |
| ~ band | bind or tie together, as with a band. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ lace up, lace | draw through eyes or holes.; "lace the shoelaces" |
| v. (competition) | 11. draw, tie | finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc..; "The teams drew a tie" |
| ~ equalise, equalize, equal, equate, match | make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching.; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| v. (change) | 12. tie | limit or restrict to.; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" |
| ~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| v. (contact) | 13. connect, link, link up, tie | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" |
| ~ conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ ground | connect to a ground.; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ daisy-chain | connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer. |
| ~ tie | unite musical notes by a tie. |
| ~ interconnect, interlink | cause to be interconnected or interwoven. |
| ~ tee | connect with a tee.; "tee two pipes" |
| ~ put through | connect by telephone.; "the operator put a call through to Rio" |
| ~ hitch | connect to a vehicle:.; "hitch the trailer to the car" |
| ~ hang together, interdepend | be connected.; "In my heart I can make the world hang together" |
| ~ bridge, bridge over | connect or reduce the distance between. |
| v. (change) | 14. tie | form a knot or bow in.; "tie a necktie" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| v. (social) | 15. marry, splice, tie, wed | perform a marriage ceremony.; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" |
| ~ officiate | act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding.; "Who officiated at your wedding?" |
| ~ get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed, conjoin, espouse | take in marriage. |
| ~ solemnise, solemnize | perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies. |
| v. (creation) | 16. tie | make by tying pieces together.; "The fishermen tied their flies" |
| ~ fashion, forge | make out of components (often in an improvising manner).; "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" |
| v. (contact) | 17. tie | unite musical notes by a tie. |
| ~ connect, link, link up, tie | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" |
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