common bond
What unites people
Common bond refers to a shared connection or mutual interest that unites people: Their common bond was a love of jazz.
The phrase often appears when explaining why disparate individuals form relationships or groups.
In masonry, common bond is a brick-laying pattern where most courses are laid lengthwise, with occasional rows of headers for structural strength.
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- blood brothersMen bonded by ritual
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- band of brothersWarriors bound by loyalty
- credit unionMember-owned financial cooperative
collaboration · kinship · collective identity · sense of belonging · cooperative · solidarity · united front · joint venture · blood ties · shared experience · shared interest · community · same boat · mutuality · pooling · covenant · trust · interdependence
- masonrymason, brick, bricks, stone, mortar
- brickworkbricks, brick wall, brick walls, brickwork, bricklaying
- patriotismnational anthem, national flags, love of country, patriotism, flag waving
common bonddivision
Splitting into parts
rift · estrangement · alienation · disconnection · schism
common bonddifference
Way things contrast
point of contention · disagreement · incompatibility · divergence · disparity
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