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 |
sheets of paper bound together between two covers. These pages can be blank or can have writing, printing, or pictures on them. [2/3 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. [1/3 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.) |