the act of fastening things together | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
the act of attaching or affixing something | a connection that fastens things together |
faithful support for a cause or political party or religion | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition |
a supplementary part or accessory | an electrical force linking atoms |
a connection that fastens things together | 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 writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding | (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial |
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution | a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest |
| a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents |