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timber
Noun
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Timber is trees and forests used as a source of wood.
They walked into the tall timber to find a place to camp.
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Timber is wood used for building.
He went to the timber yard to buy the wood for his house.
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Timber is a piece of wood used in building.
She carefully chose a timber that had an interesting pattern.
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Timber is wood used as a frame in building ships.
During the battle he could feel the ship's timbers shiver.
timber
Verb
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To timber is to use wood as a support or frame.
The miners had to timber the shaft in the gold mine to make it safe.
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.