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BOND

4 letters

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Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

BOND is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

BONDS-s 2 BONDING-ing 5 BONDED-ed 3

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BONDINGS 11
noun
  1. countableuncountableA document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
  2. countableuncountableA documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
    • Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
    • Many say that government and corporate bonds are a good investment to balance against a portfolio consisting primarily of stocks.
  3. countableuncountableA partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
  4. countableoftenuncountableA physical connection which binds, a band.
    • The prisoner was brought before the tribunal in iron bonds.
  5. countableuncountableAn emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.
    • They had grown up as friends and neighbors, and not even vastly differing political views could break the bond of their friendship.
  6. countableuncountableMoral or political duty or obligation.
  7. countableuncountableA link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
    • Organic chemistry primarily consists of the study of carbon bonds, in their many variations.
  8. countableuncountableA binding agreement, a covenant.
    • You could rely on him. His word was his bond.
    • Herbert resented his wife for subjecting him to the bonds of matrimony; he claimed they had gotten married while drunk.
  9. uncountableThe state of being stored in a bonded warehouse
    • liquor bottled in bond
  10. countableuncountableA bail bond.
    • The bailiff released the prisoner as soon as the bond was posted.
  11. countableuncountableBond paper.
  12. countableuncountableAny constraining or cementing force or material.
    • A bond of superglue adhered the teacups to the ceiling, much to the consternation of the cafe owners.
  13. countableuncountableIn building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
  14. ScotlandcountableuncountableA mortgage.
  15. countableuncountableA heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
  16. A peasant; churl.
  17. A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
verb
  1. transitiveTo connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
    • The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage.
  2. transitiveTo cause to adhere (one material with another).
    • The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.
  3. transitiveTo form a chemical compound with.
    • Under unusual conditions, even gold can be made to bond with other elements.
  4. transitiveTo guarantee or secure a financial risk.
    • The contractor was bonded with a local underwriter.
  5. To form a friendship or emotional connection.
    • The men had bonded while serving together in Vietnam.
  6. transitiveTo put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.
  7. transitiveTo lay bricks in a specific pattern.
  8. transitiveTo make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
    • A house's distribution panel should always be bonded to the grounding rods via a panel bond.
adjective
  1. Subject to the tenure called bondage.
  2. In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.
  3. Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.
    • bond fear