| aldehyde |
in chemistry, any of a group of organic compounds, such as formaldehyde, the molecule of which contains a terminal carbon atom bound separately to a hydrogen and an oxygen atom. |
| bind |
the act of binding or state of being bound. [1/13 definitions] |
| bindery |
a place where books are bound. |
| birch |
a rod or bound twigs from this tree, used as a whip. [2/5 definitions] |
| blackboard eraser |
an object made of bound layers of felt used for erasing chalk from a blackboard. |
| blood brother |
a person to whom one is bound by strong ties of friendship and loyalty or by a ceremonial commingling of blood. [1/2 definitions] |
| bonded |
of two or more surfaces of material, bound together firmly. [1/3 definitions] |
| bondman |
a male bound as a slave or serf; bond servant. |
| bond servant |
one who is bound as a slave or serf. [2 definitions] |
| book |
a collection of bound paper sheets, usu. containing written or printed words. [2/13 definitions] |
| bounce |
a rebound or bound. [1/10 definitions] |
| bundle |
an assemblage of things that have been tied, bound, or packaged together. [1/6 definitions] |
| caper1 |
a playful bound or leap. [1/5 definitions] |
| close |
tightly knit or bound together. [1/23 definitions] |
| corded |
bound, tied, or restrained with a cord or cords. [1/4 definitions] |
| cosmopolitan |
one who is not bound by local prejudices and customs and is at ease in most areas and countries; cosmopolite. [1/3 definitions] |
| crowd |
a particular social group of an undetermined size, bound together by common interests or activities. [1/9 definitions] |
| deoxidize |
to remove oxygen from, esp. by freeing chemically bound oxygen. |
| dioxide |
a compound containing two atoms of oxygen bound to a single atom of another element. |
| ducking stool |
a former means of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were bound and then repeatedly plunged into water. |
| eukaryote |
an organism composed of a cell or cells that contain a membrane-bound nucleus. (Cf. prokaryote.) |