| bond | (noun) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) | Synonyms: hamper, shackle, trammel |
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| (noun) a connection that fastens things together | Synonyms: attachment |
| (noun) the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition | Synonyms: adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness |
| (noun) an electrical force linking atoms | Synonyms: chemical bond |
| (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 | Synonyms: bond certificate |
| (noun) (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial | Synonyms: bail, bail bond |
| (noun) a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest | Synonyms: alliance |
| (noun) a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents | Synonyms: bond paper |
| vagabond | (noun) anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place | - |
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| (noun) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | Synonyms: clochard, drifter, floater, vagrant |