Gravity binds the planets to the Sun.
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Binds
//baɪndz//
Synonyms for "binds" (387 found)
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Verb(20 words)
clogclog upclutchcombinecommitcompelcomplicationconfirmcongestconnectconstraincontractcorkcorrelatecouplecovercrunchdamdam updelay
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delayagedelayed reactiondetentiondilemmado updouble takedraggingdraw a paralleldriveedgeembarrassing positionembarrassmentembroiderenchainencircleenforceenframeengageenslaveentrammelequatefastenfastenerfillfill upfine how-do-you-dofine kettle of fishfixforcefoulframefringefusegirdgirdlegirtgirthgluego bail forgumgyvehalthamperhandcuffhang uphang-uphavehave an understandinghell to payhemhindrancehobblehog tiehog-tieholdholduphopplehot waterhow-do-you-doidentifyimbroglioimpelinteriminterrelateirritantirritationjam
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Noun(19 words)
joinknitlacelacinglaglagginglaplashleashliementlinelinklistlocklogjammakemake fastmake imperativemake incumbentmanacle
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This contract binds me to pay them 10 thousand dollars.
Source: tatoeba (59560)
What an unfailing barrier against vice, immorality and bad habits are those tastes which lead us to embellish a home, to which at all times and in all places we turn with delight, as being the object and the scene of our fondest cares, labours and enjoyments; whose humble roof, whose shady porch, whose verdant lawn and smiling flowers all breathe forth to us, in true, earnest tones, a domestic feeling that at once purifies the heart and binds us more closely to our fellow beings.
Source: tatoeba (3496609)
Add the water to the mixture and, using a cold knife, stir until the dough binds together.
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