Synonyms of the word

bond

• n. (law) Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest…
• n. (finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
• n. A physical connection which binds, a band; often plural.
• n. An emotional link, connection or union.
• n. Moral or political duty or obligation.
• n. (chemistry) A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
• n. A binding agreement, a covenant.
• n. A bail bond.
• n. Any constraining or cementing force or material.
• n. (construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying.
• n. In Scotland, a mortgage.
• n. (railways) A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used…
• v. (transitive) To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
• v. (transitive) To cause to adhere (one material with another).
• v. (transitive, chemistry) To form a chemical compound with.
• v. (transitive) To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
• v. To form a friendship or emotional connection.
• v. (transitive) To put in a bonded warehouse.
• v. (transitive, construction) To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
• v. (transitive, electricity) To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces…
• v. To bail out by means of a bail bond.
• n. A peasant; churl.
• n. A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
• adj. Subject to the tenure called bondage.
• adj. In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.
• adj. Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.

adhere

• v. (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
• v. (intransitive) To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
• v. (intransitive) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

adherence

• n. A close physical union of two objects.
• n. Faithful support for some cause.
• n. (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.

adhesion

• n. The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
• n. Persistent attachment or loyalty.
• n. An agreement to adhere.
• n. (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory…
• n. (Biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.

adhesiveness

• n. the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive.

alliance

• n. (uncountable) The state of being allied.
• n. (countable) The act of allying or uniting.
• n. (countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between…
• n. (countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
• n. (with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.
• v. (obsolete) To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.

attach

• v. (obsolete, law) To arrest, seize.
• v. (transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
• v. (intransitive) To adhere; to be attached.
• v. To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest.
• v. To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral…
• v. To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; with to.
• v. (obsolete) To take, seize, or lay hold of.

attachment

• n. The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
• n. A strong bonding towards or with.
• n. A dependence, especially a strong one.
• n. A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
• n. The means by which something is physically attached.
• n. (computing) A file sent along with an email.
• n. (law) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
• n. (meteorology) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer…

attraction

• n. The tendency to attract.
• n. The feeling of being attracted.
• n. (countable) An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in…
• n. (chess) The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.

bail

• n. Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that…
• n. (law, Britain) Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
• n. (law, Britain) The person providing such payment.
• n. A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.
• n. (obsolete) Custody; keeping.
• v. To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
• v. (law) To release a person under such guarantee.
• v. (law) To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment.
• v. (nautical, transitive) To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out.
• v. (nautical, transitive) To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out.
• v. To set free; to deliver; to release.
• v. (slang) To exit quickly.
• v. (informal) To fail to meet a commitment.
• n. A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket).
• n. A stall for a cow (or other animal) (usually tethered with a semi-circular hoop).
• n. A hinged bar as a restraint for animals, or on a typewriter.
• n. (chiefly Australia and New Zealand) A frame to restrain a cow during milking or feeding.
• n. A hoop, ring, or other object used to connect a pendant to a necklace.
• n. (cricket) One of the two wooden crosspieces that rest on top of the stumps to form a wicket.
• n. (furniture) Normally curved handle suspended between sockets as a drawer pull. This may also be on a kettle…
• v. To secure the head of a cow during milking.
• v. (rare) To confine.
• v. (Australia, New Zealand) To secure (a cow) by placing its head in a bail for milking.
• v. (Australia, New Zealand) To keep (a traveller) detained in order to rob them; to corner (a wild animal);…

bind

• v. (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
• v. (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
• v. (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
• v. (intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
• v. (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
• v. (transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
• v. (transitive) To couple.
• v. (figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other…
• v. (law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or…
• v. (law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
• v. (transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
• v. (transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action.
• v. (transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.
• v. (transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
• v. (transitive, computing) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method…
• n. That which binds or ties.
• n. A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
• n. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
• n. (music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
• n. (chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.

certificate

• n. A document containing a certified statement.
• n. A document evidencing ownership or debt.
• n. A document serving as evidence as a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution…
• n. (computing theory) The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.
• v. To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.

character

• n. A being involved in the action of a story.
• n. A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
• n. A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group.
• n. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
• n. A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially…
• n. A written or printed symbol, or letter.
• n. Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
• n. (computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing…
• n. (informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions.
• n. (mathematics) A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
• n. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
• n. (dated) The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
• n. (dated) A reference given to a servant, attesting to his/her behaviour, competence, etc.
• v. (obsolete) To write (using characters); To describe.

connectedness

• n. The state or quality of being connected.

connecter

• n. A connector.

connection

• n. (uncountable) The act of connecting.
• n. The point at which two or more things are connected.
• n. A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
• n. An established communications or transportation link.
• n. (transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service.
• n. A kinship relationship between people.
• n. (mathematics) A set of sets that contains the empty set, all one-element sets for any element that is…

connective

• adj. Serving or tending to connect; connecting.
• n. That which connects.
• n. (logic) A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.
• n. (grammar) A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.
• n. (botany) The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.
• n. (anatomy, zoology) A connective tissue.

connector

• n. One who connects.
• n. A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together…
• n. A highway or freeway road which connects to another highway or freeway. It can be part of an interchange…
• n. (computing) A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.
• n. (computing) A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database…

connexion

• n. (chiefly Britain) Dated spelling of connection.
• n. (Britain, religion, historical) A circuit of prayer groups who employed travelling ministers alongside…

constraint

• n. Something that constrains; a restriction.
• n. (mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
• n. (databases) A method that maintains database integrity.

enslaved

• v. simple past tense and past participle of enslave.

enthralled

• adj. Fascinated; captivated.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of enthrall.

hamper

• n. A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals;…
• v. (transitive) To put into a hamper.
• v. (transitive) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to ensnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion…
• n. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.
• n. (nautical) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.

mortgage

• n. (law) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to…
• n. (obsolete) State of being pledged.
• v. (transitive, law) To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the…
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To pledge and make liable; to make subject to obligation; to achieve an immediate…

recognisance

• n. Alternative spelling of recognizance.

recognizance

• n. (law) a form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that they will attend all required judicial…
• n. A token; a symbol; a pledge.
• n. Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition.

relate

• v. (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.
• v. (transitive) To give an association.
• v. (transitive) To make a connection or correlation from one thing to another.
• v. (intransitive) To have a connection.
• v. (intransitive) To interact.
• v. (intransitive) To respond through reaction.
• v. (intransitive, with to) To identify with, understand.
• v. (obsolete) To bring back; to restore.

restraint

• n. (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
• n. (uncountable) control or caution; reserve.

security

• n. (uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally,…
• n. (countable) Something that secures.
• n. An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations…
• n. (law) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
• n. (law) Freedom from apprehension.
• n. (finance, often used in plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock.^W.
• n. (finance) Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.
• n. (finance) Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
• n. A guarantee.
• n. (obsolete) Carelessness; negligence.

shackle

• n. A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger. Usually used in plural,…
• n. A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured…
• n. (figuratively, usually in the plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
• n. A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
• n. A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.
• n. Stubble.
• v. To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.
• v. By extension, to render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of someone or something.

slave

• n. A person who is the property of another person and whose labor and also whose life often is subject to…
• n. A person who is legally obliged by prior contract (oral or written) to work for another, with contractually…
• n. One who has lost the power of resistance; one who surrenders to something.
• n. A drudge; one who labours like a slave.
• n. An abject person; a wretch.
• n. A person who is forced against his/her will to perform, for another person or other persons, sexual acts…
• n. (engineering) A device that is controlled by another device.
• v. (intransitive) To work hard.
• v. (transitive) To enslave.
• v. (transitive) To place a device under the control of another.

stick

• n. An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
• n. Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
• n. Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.
• n. A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.
• n. (sports) A stick-like item.
• n. (sports, uncountable) Ability; specifically.
• n. (slang, dated) A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking,…
• n. Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.
• n. A measure.
• v. (carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
• n. (motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
• n. (fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
• n. A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
• v. (intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
• v. (intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
• v. (transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
• v. (intransitive) To persist.
• v. (intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
• v. (intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
• v. (dated, intransitive) To hesitate, to be reluctant; to refuse (in negative phrases).
• v. (dated, intransitive) To be puzzled (at something), have difficulty understanding.
• v. (dated, intransitive) To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
• v. (transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
• v. (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
• v. (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
• v. (transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing.
• v. (transitive, gymnastics) To perform (a landing) perfectly.
• v. (botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.
• v. (transitive, printing, slang, dated) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.
• v. (transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by…
• v. (dated, transitive) To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.
• v. (transitive, slang, dated) To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
• adj. (informal) Likely to stick; sticking, sticky.
• n. (Britain, uncountable) Criticism or ridicule.

stickiness

• n. the property of sticking or adhering; adhesion.
• n. warmth and humidity, as on a muggy day.
• n. (economics, of prices or wages) the tendency to stay the same despite changes in the economy.
• n. (marketing, interface design) the presence of unique attributes that make a product indisposable and valuable…
• n. (advertising) a research measure that captures the extent to which viewers wish to spend more time looking…
• n. (psychology) an overemotional attachment to others; clinging in interpersonal relations; difficulty with…

tie

• n. A knot; a fastening.
• n. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
• n. A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black…
• n. The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
• n. A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which…
• n. A strong connection between people or groups of people; a bond.
• n. (construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
• n. (rail transport, US) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together…
• n. (cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs…
• n. (sports, Britain) A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
• n. (music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a…
• n. (statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
• n. (surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
• n. (graph theory) connection between two vertices.
• v. (transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
• v. (transitive) To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
• v. (transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
• v. (transitive) To secure (something) by string or the like.
• v. (transitive or intransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
• v. (US, transitive) To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
• v. (music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.

trammel

• n. Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle.
• n. A fishing net that has large mesh at the edges and smaller mesh in the middle.
• n. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.
• n. A set of rings or other hanging devices, attached to a transverse bar suspended over a fire, used to hang…
• n. A net for confining a woman's hair.
• n. A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making him amble.
• n. (engineering) An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which consists of a cross with two grooves…
• n. A beam compass.
• v. To entangle, as in a net.
• v. (transitive) To confine; to hamper; to shackle.

unify

• v. (transitive) Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.
• v. (intransitive) Become one.

unite

• v. To come or bring together as one.
• n. (Britain, historical) A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King…