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• noun:   a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents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

  Example: "Their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"

• noun:   (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

  Example: "A $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"

• noun:   the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
• verb:   issue bonds on
• verb:   bring together in a common cause or emotion
• verb:   stick to firmly
• verb:   create social or emotional ties

  Example: "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

• adjective:   held in slavery
• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 4761 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #559)

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