| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | predicament |
Synonyms: |
between a rock and a hard place, crunch, difficulty, dilemma, hot water, no-win situation, nuisance, pickle, predicament, quandary, sticky situation, tight situation, tight spot |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
Synonyms: |
adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, encase, enchain, enfetter, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, handcuff, hem, hitch, hitch on, hobble, hook on, hook up, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, peg down, pin, pin down, pinion, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tack on, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke |
Antonyms: |
free, loose, loosen, release, set free, unbind, unfasten, untie |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obligate; restrict |
Synonyms: |
compel, confine, constrain, detain, engage, enslave, force, hamper, hinder, hogtie, indenture, lock up, necessitate, oblige, prescribe, put half nelson on, put lock on, require, restrain, restrict, yoke |
Antonyms: |
allow, free, let, permit, set free |
| Main Entry: | affix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach or stick |
Synonyms: |
add, annex, append, bind, fasten, glue, hitch on, join, paste, put on, rivet, slap on, subjoin, tack, tack on, tag, tag on |
Antonyms: |
detach, let go, loosen |
| Main Entry: | attach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join, fasten |
Synonyms: |
add, adhere, affix, annex, append, bind, connect, couple, fix, hitch on, hitch up, hook on, hook up, latch onto, link, make fast, prefix, rivet, secure, slap on, stick, tag on, tie, unite |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, disjoin, remove, separate, sever, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | bad news |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trouble |
Synonyms: |
bind, bother, concern, danger, deep trouble, difficulty, dilemma, dire straits, disappointment, distress, grief, headache, hindrance, hot water, inconvenience, mess, misfortune, nuisance, pain, predicament, problem, struggle, torment, woe |
| Main Entry: | bandage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cover a wound |
Synonyms: |
bind, dress, swathe, truss, wrap |
| Main Entry: | betroth |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | marry |
Synonyms: |
affiance, become engaged, bind, commit, contract, engage, espouse, give one's hand, make compact, plight faith, plight troth, promise, tie oneself to, vow |
Antonyms: |
divorce, leave, separate |
| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten; stick |
Synonyms: |
bind, connect, fix, fuse, glue, gum, paste, stickum |
Antonyms: |
let go, loosen, open, unfasten, unstick |
| Main Entry: | border |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bound on; be on the edge |
Synonyms: |
abut, adjoin, be adjacent to, bind, circumscribe, communicate, contour, decorate, define, delineate, edge, encircle, enclose, flank, frame, fringe, hem, join, line, march, margin, mark off, neighbor, outline, rim, set off, side, skirt, surround, touch, trim, verge |
| Notes: | a boarder is a tenant in someone's house while a border is a line that indicates a boundary |
Antonyms: |
be inside, center |