| abscond | (verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | Synonyms: absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off |
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| almond | (noun) oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree | - |
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| (noun) small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California | Synonyms: Amygdalus communis, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis, sweet almond |
| arcsecond | (noun) a 60th part of a minute of arc | Synonyms: second |
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| attosecond | (noun) one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond | - |
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| beyond | (adverb) over and above | - |
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| (adverb) farther along in space or time or degree | - |
| (adverb) on the farther side from the observer | - |
| blond | (adjective) being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes | Synonyms: blonde, light-haired |
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| (noun) a light grayish yellow to near white | Synonyms: blonde |
| (noun) a male person with fair skin and hair | - |
| 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 |
| (verb) stick to firmly | Synonyms: adhere, bind, hold fast, stick, stick to |
| (verb) bring together in a common cause or emotion | Synonyms: draw together |
| (verb) issue bonds on | - |
| (verb) create social or emotional ties | Synonyms: attach, bind, tie |
| correspond | (verb) exchange messages | - |
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| (verb) be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | Synonyms: agree, check, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally |
| (verb) take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to | Synonyms: represent, stand for |
| (verb) be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics | Synonyms: equate |
| despond | (verb) lose confidence or hope; become dejected | - |
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| diamond | (noun) the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate | Synonyms: baseball diamond, infield |
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| (noun) a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it | - |
| (noun) the baseball playing field | Synonyms: ball field, baseball field |
| (noun) a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem | - |
| (noun) a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram | Synonyms: rhomb, rhombus |
| (noun) very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem | Synonyms: adamant |
| femtosecond | (noun) one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond | - |
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| fishpond | (noun) a freshwater pond with fish | - |
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| fond | (adjective) absurd or silly because unlikely | - |
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| (adjective) (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for | Synonyms: partial |
| (adjective) extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent | Synonyms: adoring, doting |
| (adjective) having or displaying warmth or affection | Synonyms: affectionate, lovesome, tender |
| frond | (noun) compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad | - |
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| horsepond | (noun) a pond for watering horses | - |
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| keeshond | (noun) a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland | - |
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| microsecond | (noun) one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond | - |
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| millisecond | (noun) one thousandth (10^-3) of a second | Synonyms: msec |
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| millpond | (noun) a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel | - |
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| muishond | (noun) southern African weasel | - |
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| nanosecond | (noun) one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond | - |
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| overfond | (adjective) excessively fond | - |
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| picosecond | (noun) one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond | - |
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| pond | (noun) a small lake | Synonyms: pool |
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| respond | (verb) show a response or a reaction to something | Synonyms: react |
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| (verb) respond favorably or as hoped | - |
| (verb) react verbally | Synonyms: answer, reply |
| second | (adjective) a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first | - |
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| (adjective) coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude | Synonyms: 2d, 2nd |
| (noun) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield | Synonyms: second base |
| (noun) the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle | Synonyms: second gear |
| (noun) merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name | Synonyms: irregular |
| (noun) a speech seconding a motion | Synonyms: endorsement, indorsement, secondment |
| (noun) the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match | - |
| (noun) a 60th part of a minute of arc | Synonyms: arcsecond |
| (noun) following the first in an ordering or series | - |
| (noun) 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Synonyms: s, sec |
| (noun) an indefinitely short time | Synonyms: bit, minute, mo, moment |
| (noun) a particular point in time | Synonyms: instant, minute, moment |
| (adverb) in the second place | Synonyms: secondly |
| (verb) give support or one's approval to | Synonyms: back, endorse, indorse |
| (verb) transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment | - |
| vagabond | (adjective) continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | Synonyms: aimless, drifting, floating, vagrant |
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| (adjective) wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community | Synonyms: rootless |
| (noun) anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place | - |
| (noun) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | Synonyms: clochard, drifter, floater, vagrant |
| (verb) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | Synonyms: cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, wander |