Bond
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds. A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture. A physical connection which binds, a band; often plural. An emotional link, connection or union. A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule. A binding agreement, a covenant. A sum of money paid as bail or surety. Any constraining or cementing force or material. In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying. In Scotland, a mortgage.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind. To cause to adhere (one material with another). To form a chemical compound with. To guarantee or secure a financial risk. To form a friendship or emotional connection. To put in a bonded warehouse. To lay bricks in a specific pattern. To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
Example sentence: The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.
Bind
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To connectTo coupleTo put together in a cover, as of booksto associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name with the content of a storage location
Example sentence: We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to bind themselves, but none to bind the succeeding generation, more than the inhabitants of another country.