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- bondmaid/ˈbɒndmeɪd/A female slave, particularly one bound to service for life without wages.nounVery Low
- bondman/ˈbɒndmən/A man who is bound to serve a lord or landowner without payment, effectively a male slave or serf.nounC1/C2 (Very Low Frequency - Historical/Literary)
- bonds/bɒndz/Things that bind or connect people, entities, or things together, often creating a sense of duty, connection, or obligation.nounB2
- bondservant/ˈbɒndˌsɜː.vənt/A person bound to serve without wages; a slave, especially one who has voluntarily surrendered their freedom for a specified period or for life.nounC2 (Rare/Very Low Frequency)
- bondslave/ˈbɒndsleɪv/A person who is legally owned by another person and forced to work without pay; a slave bound by legal or social bonds.nounVery Rare / Archaic
- bondsman/ˈbɒn(d)zmən/A person who enters into a formal agreement, often involving financial guarantee, to secure the release or obligations of another.nounLow
- bondstone/ˈbɒndˌstəʊn/A stone or brick that extends through the entire thickness of a wall, binding the front and back faces together.nounC2
- bondswoman/ˈbɒndzˌwʊmən/A woman who is bound by a legal contract to serve another person without wages until a debt is repaid; a female bondservant.nounVery low
- bonduc/ˈbɒn.dʌk/A tropical tree or shrub of the genus Caesalpinia, producing hard, gray seeds.nounRare / Specialised
- bondwoman/ˈbɒndˌwʊmən/A female slave or a woman bound in servitude.nounRare/Historical
- bone/bəʊn/The hard, rigid connective tissue that forms the skeleton of vertebrates.adverbnounverb-transitiveB1
- bone ash/ˈbəʊn ˌæʃ/A white, powdery substance produced by calcining animal bones at high temperature, consisting primarily of calcium phosphate.nounC2 (Extremely Low Frequency)
- bone bed/ˈbəʊn ˌbed/A geological layer or deposit containing a dense concentration of fossilized bones, teeth, or other skeletal remains.nounC2
- bone broth/ˈbəʊn ˌbrɒθ/A nutritious liquid made by simmering animal bones and connective tissue in water for an extended period, extracting collagen, minerals, and other compounds.nounB2
- bone cell/ˈbəʊn ˌsel/A specialized cell found in bone tissue, responsible for bone formation, maintenance, or resorption.nounC1
- bone china/ˌbəʊn ˈtʃaɪnə/A type of fine, translucent, and durable porcelain made from a mixture of bone ash, china clay, and china stone.nounC1
- bone conduction/ˈbəʊn kənˈdʌkʃən/The transmission of sound to the inner ear primarily through vibrations of the bones in the skull, bypassing the eardrum.nounLow-frequency (specialist/technical term)
- bone earth/ˈbəʊn ˌɜːθ/A compound noun referring to a type of fertilizer or soil amendment produced from charred animal bones, often ground into a powder or meal.nounC2/Rare
- bone felon/ˈbəʊn ˌfɛlən/A painful, deep-seated infection or abscess in the fingertip, specifically affecting the bone (terminal phalanx).nounVery Low
- bone marrow/ˌbəʊn ˈmær.əʊ/The soft, spongy tissue inside bones that produces blood cells.nounB2
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