bond
bond is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What does bond mean?
Stick to firmly.
Issue bonds on.
Create social or emotional ties.
“The grandparents want to bond with the child”
Bring together in a common cause or emotion.
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).
British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming.
A connection that fastens things together.
An electrical force linking atoms.
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial.
“a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman”
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.
A superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents.
A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner).
The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition.
A connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest.
“their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them”