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Bands
- noun - a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
- a driving belt in machinery
- a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
- a range of frequencies between two limits
- a restraint put around something to hold it together
- a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
- a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
- a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
- an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
- an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were
Bends
- noun -
- a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
- a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
- bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
- bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
- change direction; "The road bends"
- curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
- diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
- form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
- movement that causes the formation of a curve
- pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
- turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of
Binds
- noun - bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
- cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"
- create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
- form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
- Join
- make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
- provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
- secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
- something that hinders as if with bonds
- stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
- wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
Bonds
- noun - (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
- a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
- a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
- a connection that fastens things together
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
- an electrical force linking atoms
- bring together in a common cause or e
Fends
- verb - try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"
- withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
Finds
- noun - a productive insight
- accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself"
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
- come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
- decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive p
Funds
- noun - a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
- a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
- a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
- accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan"
- assets in the form of money
- convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
- furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"
- invest money in government securities
- place or store up in a fund for accumulation
- provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
Hands
- noun - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"
- a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
- a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
- a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
- a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"
- ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "ha
Hinds
- noun - a female deer, especially an adult female red deer
- any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
Kinds
- noun - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"