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adjure |
to command or bind as by oath. [1/2 definitions] |
band2 |
to tie with a strip of material in order to identify or bind; put a band on. [1/4 definitions] |
bandage |
a strip of fabric used to protect or bind a wound or other injury. [1/3 definitions] |
bond |
to bind together. [1/4 definitions] |
bound1 |
past tense and past participle of bind. [1/3 definitions] |
cord |
to tie or bind with a cord or cords. [1/8 definitions] |
enchain |
to bind or restrain with, or as though with, chains. [1/2 definitions] |
enlace |
to encircle, bind, or wind about with or as if with a cord or lace. [1/2 definitions] |
fagot |
to make a bundle of; bind. [1/4 definitions] |
gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. [1/3 definitions] |
girth |
to tie or bind with a girth. [1/4 definitions] |
indenture |
to bind by contract into service to another, esp. as an apprentice. [1/5 definitions] |
interleave |
to insert or bind an interleaf or interleaves in. |
lash2 |
to bind or tie down with a rope, cord, or chain. |
ligate |
to tie up or bind (a bleeding artery) with a ligature. |
ligature |
to tie up or bind with a ligature. [1/4 definitions] |
monomer |
in chemistry, a molecule that can bind with others having similar characteristics to form a polymer. |
obligate |
to bind legally or morally; constrain. [1/3 definitions] |
opioid receptor |
any of a group of protein molecules that bind opioids, resulting in an inhibitory response. |
pinion2 |
to bind (the arms) so as to restrain someone. [1/7 definitions] |
pledge |
to bind by demanding a solemn promise. [1/10 definitions] |
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