The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - bondn.

1) tie(s) , shackles, chains, fetters, manacles, handcuffs, trammels, thongs, cord(s) , rope(s) ; restraint(s) , constraint(s) , check(s) , control(s) , rein(s) : The council is hampered by the bonds of the old regulations. 2) covenant, pact, contract, agreement, engagement, compact, treaty: To unite the party a bond of confederacy was formed. 3) connection, link, linkage, union, tie, relationship: The main bond between us was a shared love of the theatre. The bond between the veneer and the board should hold with a little more glue. --v. 4) cement, bind, hold together, stick, cohere: They use mortar to bond the bricks together.