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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bind in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bind or BIND may refer to: BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Daemon), Domain Name System software Bind (higher-order
Bind
DNS server software
BIND (/ˈbaɪnd/) is a suite of software for interacting with the Domain Name System (DNS). Its most prominent component, named (pronounced name-dee: /ˈneɪmdiː/
BIND
NASCAR racing setup style
Coil bind is a style of setup used in various levels of NASCAR racing. Coil bind setups utilize very soft front springs and very stiff rear springs to
Coil_bind
Ligature of two or more runes
A bind rune, or bindrune (Icelandic: bandrún), is a Migration Period Germanic ligature of two or more runes. They are extremely rare in Viking Age inscriptions
Bind_rune
Psychological dilemma
A double bind is a dilemma in communication in which an individual (or group) receives two or more mutually conflicting messages. In some scenarios (such
Double_bind
Topics referred to by the same term
Ties That Bind (an idiom expressing the strength of familial and social connections), and variants of it, may refer to: The Tie That Binds (1923 film)
The_Ties_That_Bind
Japanese animation studio
Studio Bind, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社スタジオバインド, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Baindo), is a Japanese animation studio founded in November 2018 as a joint
Studio_Bind
Chess opening and pawn structure
In chess, the Maróczy Bind (Hungarian: [ˈmɒroːt͡si]) is a term alternately used to refer to an opening or its associated pawn structure, named for the
Maróczy_Bind
Design pattern in functional programming to build generic types
return : <A>(a : A) -> M(A) which lifts a value into the monadic context, and bind : <A,B>(m_a : M(A), f : A -> M(B)) -> M(B) which chains monadic computations
Monad (functional programming)
Monad_(functional_programming)
Topics referred to by the same term
Bindal may refer to: Bindal people, an Indigenous Australian people of the state of North Queensland Rajeev Bindal, a former minister of health and family
Bindal
2005 video game
The Suffering: Ties That Bind is a 2005 first and third-person shooter horror video game developed by Surreal Software and published by Midway Games for
The_Suffering:_Ties_That_Bind
Indian caste
The Bind are a caste found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Tripura. Binds are included
Bind_(caste)
Indian politician (born 1958)
Bharat Bind (born 15 May 1958) is an Indian politician from Bihar. He is an MLA from Bhabua Assembly constituency in Kaimur District. He won the 2020 Bihar
Bharat_Bind
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Vinod Kumar Bind is an Indian politician and medical practitioner, affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has been involved in public service
Vinod_Kumar_Bind
Knitting technique
adjacent stitch. Techniques differ, however, in how this is done: Simple bind/cast off Involves simply passing each loop over an adjacent stitch. (The
Binding_off
Indian politician
Ramesh Chand Bind (born 7 March 1974) is an Indian politician and a member of the Samajwadi Party (SP). He was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha in the 2019
Ramesh_Chand_Bind
1980 album by Bruce Springsteen
1980. Springsteen originally planned to release a single LP, The Ties That Bind, in late 1979, before deciding it did not fit his vision and scrapped it
The River (Bruce Springsteen album)
The_River_(Bruce_Springsteen_album)
2011 USA, Ghana film
Ties that Bind is a 2011 drama film directed by Leila Djansi and starring Kimberly Elise, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Ama K. Abebrese. It was filmed in
Ties_That_Bind_(film)
3D model pose built primarily for animation purposes
terms encompassing all these (especially for non-humanoid models) include bind pose, blind pose, and reference pose. The T-pose is primarily used as the
T-pose
2016 erotic visual novel
Deal with a Geeky Stalker and a Domme Beauty Who Want Me in a Bind!!, or Ladykiller in a Bind, is a 2016 erotic visual novel by Love Conquers All Games,
Ladykiller_in_a_Bind
2021 Canadian drama film
Hands That Bind is a Canadian drama film, directed by Kyle Armstrong and released in 2021. The film stars Paul Sparks as Andy Hollis, a man who has been
Hands_That_Bind
Indian politician
Brij Kishor Bind is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party and was the former cabinet minister of Mines, Geology, Backward and EBC Welfare department
Brij_Kishor_Bind
The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work is a 1997 book by sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild. The book refers to the blurring distinction
The_Time_Bind
7th episode of the 3rd season of Ted Lasso
"The Strings That Bind Us" is the seventh episode of the third season of the American sports comedy-drama television series Ted Lasso, based on the character
The_Strings_That_Bind_Us
Old Irish prayer of protection
(repeated at the beginning of the first five sections) atomruig indiu, or "I bind unto myself today". The prayer is part of the Liber Hymnorum, an 11th-century
Saint_Patrick's_Breastplate
2015 box set by Bruce Springsteen
The Ties That Bind: The River Collection is a box set by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Released on December 4, 2015, the collection
The Ties That Bind: The River Collection
The_Ties_That_Bind:_The_River_Collection
2024 French-Belgian drama film by Carine Tardieu
The Ties That Bind Us (French: L'Attachement) is a 2024 drama film co-written and directed by Carine Tardieu. It stars Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Pio Marmaï
The_Ties_That_Bind_Us
Topics referred to by the same term
That Bind may refer to: The Crimes That Bind (novel), or Inori no Maku ga Oriru Toki (祈りの幕が下りる時), novel by Keigo Higashino The Crimes That Bind (2018
The_Crimes_That_Bind
Indian javelin thrower
Rajesh Kumar Bind (born 20 July 1994) is an Indian javelin thrower. He is the current Indian junior national record holder in javelin with a throw of 80
Rajesh_Bind
Molecule that blocks enzyme activity
An enzyme inhibitor is a molecule that binds to an enzyme and blocks its activity. Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions necessary for
Enzyme_inhibitor
Indian politician (born 1977)
Hakim Lal Bind is a Samajwadi Party leader who is an MLA from Handia Assembly constituency of Prayagraj district, in Uttar Pradesh. Bind was first elected
Hakim_Lal_Bind
2015 Canadian–American drama TV series on UP network
Ties That Bind is a Canadian–American drama series that premiered on the UP network on August 12, 2015. The first season consisted of 10 episodes. It was
Ties_That_Bind_(TV_series)
2011 Kenyan TV series or program
Lies that Bind is a Kenyan television soap opera that premiered in November 2011 on the network KTN. It mainly features themes like polygamy, greed, lust
Lies_that_Bind
2020 Argentine films
The Crimes That Bind (Spanish: Crímenes de familia) is a 2020 Argentine psychological thriller film directed by Sebastián Schindel, written by Pablo Del
The Crimes That Bind (2020 film)
The_Crimes_That_Bind_(2020_film)
Belgian electro-industrial music act
(DAC).[citation needed] In 2006, Suicide Commando returned with the album Bind, Torture, Kill, which was preceded by the single "Godsend + Menschenfresser"
Suicide_Commando
DNS management software
mysqlBind/unxsBind is a DNS management software system. It supports Internet Systems Consortium BIND Domain Name System (DNS) and is distributed as open
MysqlBind
Indian political party
16 August 2016. The party was formed for empowerment of Nishad, Kewats, Bind, Beldar, Mallah, Sahani, Kashyap, and Gondi communities whose traditional
NISHAD_Party
Metalloprotein that binds with oxygen
dissolved oxygen in blood plasma alone. The mammalian hemoglobin molecule can bind and transport up to four oxygen molecules. Hemoglobin also transports other
Hemoglobin
Japanese anime television series
Jobless Reincarnation is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Bind based on the light novel series Mushoku Tensei, written by Rifujin na Magonote
Mushoku_Tensei_(TV_series)
Database feature
Certain values are left unspecified, called parameters, placeholders or bind variables (labelled "?" below): INSERT INTO products (name, price) VALUES
Prepared_statement
Species of flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae
& Moq. Other old folk names include bear-bind, bind-corn, climbing bindweed, climbing buckwheat, corn-bind, corn bindweed, devil's tether, and wild buckwheat
Fallopia_convolvulus
Former Chinese custom
with precious stones and pearls and asked his concubine Yao Niang (窅娘) to bind her feet in white silk into the shape of the crescent moon. She then performed
Foot_binding
Retired-Judge of the Supreme Court of India (born 1961)
Rajesh Bindal (born 16 April 1961) is a retired judge of Supreme Court of India and a former chief justice of Allahabad High Court. He has also earlier
Rajesh_Bindal
Indian politician
Ram Rati Bind is an Indian politician who served as Member of 13th Lok Sabha from Mirzapur Lok Sabha constituency. On 26 February 2002, he took oath in
Ram_Rati_Bind
2007 studio album by Alter Bridge
live music video for a future single, "Ties That Bind". It was later announced that "Ties That Bind" would be released as a single in the UK and Europe
Blackbird (Alter Bridge album)
Blackbird_(Alter_Bridge_album)
Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India
Legislative Assembly election, defeating Samajwadi Party candidate, Ram Kishore Bind, by a margin of 6231 votes. NISHAD Party member Vijay Mishra won in the 2017
Gyanpur_Assembly_constituency
Species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae
both large bind and hairy bind have shorter, wider bracteoles which overlap where they meet. Other vernacular names include greater bind, bearbind, hedge
Calystegia_sepium
Awards ceremony
Nouvelle Vague led with 10 nominations, followed by Case 137 and The Ties That Bind Us with 8 each. Nouvelle Vague won four awards, including Best Director for
51st_César_Awards
2008 video game
with an Eagle One animated comic (this is not the same as The Ties That Bind that comes in the collector's editions of the console versions). Additionally
Street_Fighter_IV
Legal power of criminal courts in England and Wales
Journal, British legal commentator David Feldman describes the power to "bind people over to be of good behaviour or to keep the peace" as a useful and
Binding_over
British theologican and hymnwriter (1739–1817)
this event, in 1782 he wrote the words to his hymn "Blest Be the Tie that Binds", his most famous hymn by far. In 1777, a new chapel was built for him at
John_Fawcett_(theologian)
2018 Japanese film
The Crimes That Bind (祈りの幕が下りる時, Inori no Maku ga Oriru Toki; "When the Prayer Curtain Falls") is a 2018 Japanese crime drama film directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa
The Crimes That Bind (2018 film)
The_Crimes_That_Bind_(2018_film)
Method of binding pages into a book
(sometimes referred to as "cerlox" or "surelox" binding) is one of many ways to bind pages together into a book. This method uses round plastic spines with 19
Comb_binding
1845 story by Hans Christian Andersen
in New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Third Collection (Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Tredie Samling). Other tales in the volume include "The Elf Mound" (Elverhøi)
The_Red_Shoes_(fairy_tale)
Protein(s) forming a major part of an organism's immune system
specifically binds to one particular epitope (a specific part of an antigen bound by the paratope) on an antigen, allowing the two molecules to bind together
Antibody
1977 British film by Lindsay Shonteff
Lindsay Shonteff and starring Nicky Henson as British secret agent Charles Bind. It was produced by Shonteff and his wife Elizabeth Gray. The film had the
No._1_of_the_Secret_Service
Group of carrier proteins which bind with vitamin B12 in the blood
Transcobalamins are carrier proteins which bind cobalamin (vitamin B12). Transcobalamin I (TC-1), also known as haptocorrin (HC), R-factor, and R-protein
Transcobalamin
Topics referred to by the same term
The Tides That Bind may refer to: The Tides That Bind / A Message in a Bottle Story, a 2019 documentary short film about a message in a bottle finder "The
The_Tides_That_Bind
Process of assembling a book
and tools, or in modern publishing, by a series of automated processes. To bind a book, groups of pages are joined together, often by thread or adhesive
Bookbinding
12th episode of the 3rd season of The Vampire Diaries
"The Ties That Bind" is the twelfth episode of the third season of The CW television series, The Vampire Diaries and the 56th episode of the series overall
The Ties That Bind (The Vampire Diaries)
The_Ties_That_Bind_(The_Vampire_Diaries)
Region of a protein which can bind to biomolecules with chemical specificity
In molecular biology, binding domain is a protein domain which binds to a specific atom or molecule, such as calcium or DNA. A protein domain is a part
Binding_domain
Cell-surface receptors which bind angiopoietin
angiopoietin receptors are receptors that bind angiopoietin. TIE-1 and TIE-2 comprise the cell-surface receptors that bind and are activated by the angiopoietins
Angiopoietin_receptor
Computer memory transformation process
in-built jakarta.xml.bind.Unmarshaller (formally javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller) class. The unmarshal methods defined in the jakarta.xml.bind.Unmarshaller class
Marshalling (computer science)
Marshalling_(computer_science)
Set genes encoding proteins and enzymes for lactose metabolism
product of the lacZ gene, binds to the repressor, causing an allosteric shift. Thus altered, the repressor is unable to bind to the operator, allowing
Lac_operon
Antibodies from clones of the same blood cell
mixtures of antibodies derived from multiple plasma cell lineages which each bind to their particular target epitope. Artificial antibodies known as bispecific
Monoclonal_antibody
Phenomenon of medications attaching to blood proteins
it binds. The less bound a drug is, the more efficiently it can traverse or diffuse through cell membranes. Common blood proteins that drugs bind to are
Plasma_protein_binding
Indian politician
Rajeev Bindal is the president of Himachal Pradesh BJP. He is a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and has been the speaker of the Himachal
Rajeev_Bindal
Command-line program
which commands are executed). In the first case remote shell will be called bind shell, in the second case - reverse shell. Reverse shell can be used when
Remote_Shell
Group of protein families
neurotrophin receptors are a group of growth factor receptors which specifically bind to neurotrophins (neurotrophic factors). Two classes of neurotrophic factor
Neurotrophic_factor_receptor
2001 video game
Darsul places a curse known as the 'Soul Bind' on Darius and his friends. It is later discovered that the 'Soul Bind' is a powerful spell which links the
Forever_Kingdom
Extensible programming language system
procedure call. In addition to the bind-class BYVAL, ECL has bind-classes SHARED, LIKE, UNEVAL, and LISTED. Bind-class SHARED indicates that a parameter
ECL_programming_language
Type of ancient decorative Cyrillic lettering
(Russian: вязь from вязать, vyazat'; Church Slavonic: вѩзати ⰲⱗⰸⰰⱅⰻ 'to bind, to tie') is a type of ancient decorative Cyrillic lettering, in which letters
Vyaz_(Cyrillic_calligraphy)
Group of open reading frames under the same regulation
codes for various products, including a special T7 RNA polymerase which can bind to and transcribe the second operon. The second operon includes a lysis gene
Operon
Irish drama film
Diarmuid Hughes for Forty Foot Pictures and Joram Willink and Maike Neve for Bind Film. Finite Films, AMcP Films and Hotdrop Films and Paradiso Films are co-producers
The_Last_Days_of_Rabbit_Hayes
1979 song by Bruce Springsteen
"The Ties That Bind" is a song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It is the opening song on his fifth album, The
The Ties That Bind (Bruce Springsteen song)
The_Ties_That_Bind_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)
Way of fastening two or more items together with rope
of building.[citation needed] Square lashing is a type of lashing used to bind spars together, at right angles to one another. There are different types
Lashing_(ropework)
2014 studio album by Cher Lloyd
piece of the album artwork. This continued with "Dirty Love", "Human", "Bind Your Love" and "M.F.P.O.T.Y." where each song revealed more of the artwork
Sorry_I'm_Late
Class of receptors
receptors that bind a group of pituitary hormones called gonadotropins. They include the: Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) - binds follicle-stimulating
Gonadotropin_receptor
Network administration command-line tool
(IDN) queries. dig is a component of the domain name server software suite BIND. dig supersedes in functionality older tools, such as nslookup and the program
Dig_(command)
Book by Lensey Namioka
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break is a young adult novel by Lensey Namioka, published in 1999. The novel tells the story of a girl who defied tradition in
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
Ties_That_Bind,_Ties_That_Break
American blogger (born 1971)
2008); ISBN 0-451-22519-8 American Taliban: How War, Sex, Sin, and Power Bind Jihadists and the Radical Right (Polipoint Press, 2010); ISBN 1-936227-02-9
Markos_Moulitsas
Novel series
by Jude Watson The Dangerous Rescue (2001), by Jude Watson The Ties That Bind (2001), by Jude Watson The Death of Hope (2001), by Jude Watson The Call
Star_Wars:_Jedi_Apprentice
Name server for the DNS root zone
ISC (11 November 2011). "Reason for Limited number of Root DNS Servers". bind-users (Mailing list). Retrieved 8 January 2016. "DNS root server FAQ". Netnod
Root_name_server
Name list
such as Béfionn, instead pair "woman" with "fair". Variant forms include Bé Bind, Bé Find, Bé Binn, Bebhinn, Bébhinn, Bébhínn, Bébhionn, Béibhionn, Béḃind
Béḃinn
3rd episode of the 4th season of Battlestar Galactica
"The Ties That Bind" is the third episode in the fourth season of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. The episode originally
The Ties That Bind (Battlestar Galactica)
The_Ties_That_Bind_(Battlestar_Galactica)
Indigenous Australian people of Queensland
The Bindal (aka Bendalgubber) are the Aboriginal Australian people whose ancestors originally possessed, occupied, used and enjoyed approximately 2600 km2
Bindal_people
1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
in New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection (Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samling). The story centers on the struggle between good and evil
The_Snow_Queen
Protein molecule receiving signals for a cell
biological systems. These signals are typically chemical messengers which bind to a receptor and produce physiological responses, such as a change in the
Receptor_(biochemistry)
Chess opening
Yugoslav Attack, but since White has not yet played Nc3, 5.c4 (the Maróczy Bind) is possible. The Accelerated Dragon generally features a more positional
Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon
Sicilian_Defence,_Accelerated_Dragon
Season of television series
villages, Japanese homes, and Italian structures and buildings. "The Ties That Bind" marks the first appearance of the Atlantis-style wormhole effect on the
Stargate_SG-1_season_9
Separate advertisement included in a magazine or newspaper
dollar bill (a buck), which includes additional information about a product. Bind-in cards are cards that are bound into the bindings of the publication, and
Insert_(print_advertising)
Class of amino acids
sequence. Similarly, if an L-peptide binds to an L-protein, their D-peptide and D-protein counterparts should bind together in a mirrored way. D-peptides
D-peptide
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens, named for ketazocine
KOR is coupled to the G protein Gi/G0 and is among related receptors that bind opioid-like compounds in the brain and are responsible for mediating the
Κ-opioid_receptor
Active region of an enzyme
biochemistry, the active site is the region of an enzyme where substrate molecules bind and undergo a chemical reaction. The active site consists of amino acid residues
Active_site
Substance that binds to a receptor to change its response to stimuli
pharmacology and biochemistry, allosteric modulators are a group of substances that bind to a receptor to change that receptor's response to stimuli. Some of them
Allosteric_modulator
Chemical compound
hydrocarbon, chemical formula C2H2Br4. Although three bromine atoms may bind to one of the carbon atoms creating 1,1,1,2-tetrabromoethane this is not
Tetrabromoethane
Molecule that regulates gene expression
Activators generally bind poorly to activator DNA sequences unless an inducer is present. Activator binds to an inducer and the complex binds to the activation
Inducer
Political party in the Philippines
The Bigkis Pinoy Movement (BIGKIS, transl. Bind Filipinos Movement) is a Filipino political party. In 2001, Efraim Genuino, a representative of the party
Bigkis_Pinoy_Movement
Aspect of molecular biology
technique used to perform in vitro protein evolution to create proteins that can bind to a desired ligand. The process results in translated proteins that are
Ribosome_display
Movement in the sport of fencing
Praise de Fer. There are four prise de fer actions: opposition, croisé, bind, and envelopment. However, each fencing master and fencing doctrine has a
Prise_de_fer
BIND
BIND
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindu Priya | பிஂத௠பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾Â
Drop, Point
Bindu Priya | பிஂத௠பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Drop of water, Point
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sai Bindhu | ஸாய பிஂதà¯
Flower
Sai Bindhu | ஸாய பிஂதà¯
Girl/Female
Indian
Drop, Point
Girl/Female
Indian
Drop
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindhuja | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®œà®¾
Bindhuja | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®œà®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Point
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Girl/Female
Indian
A dot on the forehead. the one which indian women who put down the same in between two eyebrows, Drop, Point
Girl/Female
Indian
Drop of water, Point
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindiya | பிஂதியா
A dot on the forehead. the one which indian women who put down the same in between two eyebrows, Drop, Point
Bindiya | பிஂதியா
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindupriya | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®ªà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾
Drop
Bindupriya | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®ªà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hima Bindu | ஹிமாஂ பிஂதà¯Â
Snow drop, Dew drop
Hima Bindu | ஹிமாஂ பிஂதà¯Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
A dot on the forehead. the one which indian women who put down the same in between two eyebrows, Drop, Point
Girl/Female
Tamil
Madhu Bindu | மத௠பிஂதà¯Â
Drop of Honey
Madhu Bindu | மத௠பிஂதà¯Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindhiya | பிநà¯à®¤à®¿à®¯à®¾
A dot on the forehead. the one which indian women who put down the same in between two eyebrows, Drop, Point
Bindhiya | பிநà¯à®¤à®¿à®¯à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Drop of water, Point
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindhumalini | பிஂதà¯à®®à®¾à®²à®¿à®¨à¯€
Name of a Raga
Bindhumalini | பிஂதà¯à®®à®¾à®²à®¿à®¨à¯€
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindhya | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®¯à®¾
Knowledge
Bindhya | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®¯à®¾
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Small Red Dot; Bindi that Married Women Wear on Their Foreheads
Female
English
English pet form of German Belinda, possibly BINDY means "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree."
BIND
BIND
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Chapter of Ved
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Raw.North German : variant of Rave.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Follower of Prayer; A Devotee
Boy/Male
Hindu
Light of the Sun, Astrologer, Luminous or bright or glowing
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Trustworthy beautiful
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Redmond, REDMUND means "wise protector."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
To Emerge; To Become Clear
Girl/Female
Portuguese
Vine branch.
Boy/Male
Indian
The glorified
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Child of the Star
BIND
BIND
BIND
BIND
BIND
n.
Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building.
n.
Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.
v. t.
Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.
v. t.
To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.
v. i.
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
v. i.
To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat.
n.
A plant of the genus Convolvulus; as, greater bindweed (C. Sepium); lesser bindweed (C. arvensis); the white, the blue, the Syrian, bindweed. The black bryony, or Tamus, is called black bindweed, and the Smilax aspera, rough bindweed.
n.
The condition or property of being binding; obligatory quality.
v. t.
To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
n.
That which binds or ties.
v. t.
To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.
v. t.
To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.
a.
That binds; obligatory.
n.
One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.
adv.
So as to bind.
v. t.
To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
n.
The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.
v. t.
To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.
v. t.
To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service.
v. t.
To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.