A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.
A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
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 physical connection which binds, a band.
A peasant; churl.
A binding agreement, a covenant.
Moral or political duty or obligation.
A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
A bail bond.
A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
Any constraining or cementing force or material.
A mortgage.
Subject to the tenure called bondage.
In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.
Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.
To cause to adhere (one material with another).
To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
To bail out by means of a bail bond.
To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
To form a friendship or emotional connection.
To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.
To form a chemical compound with.
The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
A verse (in poetry).
One fortieth of an inch.
The goal line.
An edge of a graph.
A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
The equator.
A vascular catheter.
A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
A hose or pipe, of any size.
A letter, a written form of communication.
A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
Direction, path.
A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
The batter's box.
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude
One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
One sixteenth of an inch.
One twelfth of an inch.
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
A clothesline.
The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
A number of shares taken by a jobber.
A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
A group of forwards that play together.
A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
To read or repeat line by line.
To form a line along.
To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
To measure.
To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.