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extended
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adjective
(= drawn-out, lengthy, prolonged, protracted)
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
a drawn-out argument
an extended discussion
a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
a prolonged and bitter struggle
protracted negotiations
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adjective
fully extended or stretched forth
an extended telescope
his extended legs reached almost across the small room
refused to accept the extended hand
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adjective
beyond the literal or primary sense
'hot off the press' shows an extended sense of 'hot'
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adjective
(= elongated, lengthened, prolonged)
drawn out or made longer spatially
Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
a prolonged black line across the page
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adjective
(= extensive)
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
extended farm lands
surgeons with extended experience
they suffered extensive damage
bond
Noun
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A bond is a connection between two people because of love or friendship.
War can often build strong bonds between people who suffered or fought together.
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A bond is a connection between two or more things, for example using glue.
The heat created a bond between the plastic and the metal.
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A bond is a financial document promising to pay a certain amount of money. These are often bought and sold.
The new benchmark ten-year government bond yielded 6.3%.
Most large international banks have issued floating rate bonds as a source of medium-term funding.
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Things that tie or limit you.
It took her many years to break free of the bonds of guilt.
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A bond is the force that holds atoms together.
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A contract.
bond
Verb
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If you bond two things, you connect them, for example using glue.
The melting wax bonded to the table.
He bonded the wood to the plastic to make it look more natural.
The individual carbon atoms in a diamond are bonded together extremely strongly.
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If you bond with someone, you form a special relationship.
Breastfeeding helps the baby bond with its mother.