| 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: | bonded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | guaranteed |
Synonyms: |
certified, insured, pledged, secured, warranted |
Antonyms: |
uncertain |
| Main Entry: | bonded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shackled |
Synonyms: |
bound, chained, confined, fettered, manacled, restrained |
Antonyms: |
free, liberated |
| Main Entry: | cement |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach securely, often with sticky material |
Synonyms: |
bind, blend, bond, cohere, combine, connect, fasten, fuse, glue, gum, join, merge, mortar, paste, plaster, seal, solder, stick together, unite, weld |
| Notes: | cement comes from Latin caementum 'chips of stone'; cement is an ingredient of concrete, but is not a synonym; cement should be pronounced suh-MENT |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate, unfix |
| Main Entry: | combine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | connect, integrate |
Synonyms: |
amalgamate, associate, band, bind, blend, bond, bracket, bunch up, coadjute, coalesce, commingle, compound, conjoin, cooperate, couple, dub, fuse, get together, glue oneself to, hitch on, hook on, incorporate, interface, join, league, link, marry, merge, mingle, mix, network, plug into, pool, put together, relate, slap on, stand in with, synthesize, tack on, tag on, team up with, throw in together, tie up with, unify, unite, wed |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, dissolve, divide, part, separate |
| Main Entry: | fasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make secure; join together |
Synonyms: |
adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, freeze to, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hitch on, hold, hook, hook up, implant, infix, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, make firm, moor, mortise, nail, rivet, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stay put, stick, strengthen, string, tack on, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unchain, unfasten, unlink, unlock |
| Main Entry: | guaranteed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | made certain |
Synonyms: |
affirmed, approved, ascertained, assured, attested, bonded, certified, confirmed, endorsed, for a fact, for sure, have a lock on, insured, on ice, pledged, plighted, protected, sealed, secured, sure, sure enough, sure-fire, warranted |
Antonyms: |
indefinite, insecure, uncertain, unsure |
| Main Entry: | marry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become husband and wife in legal ceremony |
Synonyms: |
ally, associate, become one, bond, catch*, combine, conjoin, conjugate, contract, couple, drop anchor, espouse, get hitched, get married, join, knit, land*, lead to altar, link, match, mate, merge, one, pledge, plight one's troth, promise, relate, settle down, take vows, tie, tie the knot, unify, unite, walk down aisle, wed, yoke |
Antonyms: |
divorce |
| Main Entry: | responsible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accountable, in charge |
Synonyms: |
answerable, at fault, at the helm, authoritative, bonded, bound, bound to, carrying the load, censurable, chargeable, compelled, constrained, contracted, culpable, decision-making, devolving on, duty-bound, engaged, executive, exposed, fettered, guilty, hampered, held, high, important, in authority, in control, incumbent, liable, minding the store, obligated, obliged, on the hook, open, pledged, subject, susceptive, sworn to, tied, to blame, under contract, under obligation |
Antonyms: |
excused, exempt, free, immune, irresponsible |
| Main Entry: | stick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adhere, affix |
Synonyms: |
attach, be bogged down, become embedded, become immobilized, bind, bond, braze, catch, cement, clasp, cleave, cling, cling like ivy, clog, cohere, fasten, fix, freeze to, fuse, glue, hold, hold fast, hold on, hug, jam, join, linger, lodge, paste, persist, remain, snag, solder, stay, stay put, stick like barnacle, stick together, unite, weld |
Antonyms: |
loosen, unfasten, unfix, unstick |