- an electrical force linking atoms
- 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
- 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"
- (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"
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- a connection that fastens things together
- a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
- 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)
- British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
- 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"