1. bonds - Noun
2. bonds - Verb
bonds
plural of bond
imprisonment, captivity
the condition of goods in a bonded warehouse until duty is paid
bonds
third-person singular simple present indicative of bond
Where the husband, and the wife, and the children are in accord and united by the bonds of virtue, there is Christ among them. John Chrysostom
A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only thing he would regret leaving was the sky. Yoshida Kenkō
The disruptive powers of excessive national fecundity may have played a greater part in bursting the bonds of convention than either the power of ideas or the errors of autocracy. John Maynard Keynes
Gentlemen prefer bonds. Andrew Mellon
We borrowed money, it helped us with bonds and what not, and the Federal Government backed it, but it was a guarantee, it was not a grant. And we not only paid it off, but we paid it off ahead of time. David Dinkins
Woe to him who fails in his obligations. • He is a sorry wretch who fails to keep his bonds. Irish Proverb