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HANDFAST Synonyms

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affiance
verbv
verb

• give to in marriage

bond
verb, nounv, n
noun

• United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)

• an electrical force linking atoms

• British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

• 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

• (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

• a connection that fastens things together

• a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

• the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

verb

• stick to firmly

• create social or emotional ties

• issue bonds on

• bring together in a common cause or emotion

connect
verbv
verb

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

• make a logical or causal connection

• be or become joined or united or linked

• join by means of communication equipment

• land on or hit solidly

• join for the purpose of communication

• be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation

• establish a rapport or relationship

• establish communication with someone

• plug into an outlet

• hit or play a ball successfully

couple
nounn
noun

• a pair who associate with one another

• a pair of people who live together

• a small indefinite number

• two items of the same kind

• (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines

verb

• bring two objects, ideas, or people together

• link together

• form a pair or pairs

• engage in sexual intercourse

join
verbv
noun

• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

• a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

verb

• become part of; become a member of a group or organization

• cause to become joined or linked

• come into the company of

• make contact or come together

• be or become joined or united or linked

link
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the means of connection between things linked in series

• a fastener that serves to join or connect

• the state of being connected

• a connecting shape

• a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain

• (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

• a channel for communication between groups

• a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network

• an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

verb

• make a logical or causal connection

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

• be or become joined or united or linked

• link with or as with a yoke

marry
verbv
verb

• take in marriage; married

• perform a marriage ceremony

unite
verbv
verb

• act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

• become one

• have or possess in combination

• be or become joined or united or linked

• bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation

• join or combine

wed
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the fourth day of the week; the third working day

adjective satellite

• having been taken in marriage

verb

• take in marriage; married

• perform a marriage ceremony

Alternatives for AFFIANCE

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