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chain

/ chain /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
Type of:
ligament
Kinds of:
anchor chain bicycle chain chatelaine fob watch chain
Has parts:
chain printer chain tongs chain wrench
verb Sense 2
fasten or secure with chains
"Chain the chairs together"
Opposites:
unchain
Type of:
fasten fix secure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
a unit of length
Type of:
linear unit
Kinds of:
Gunter's chain engineer's chain nautical chain
noun Sense 4
British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
Type of:
biochemist
noun Sense 5
(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
Type of:
unit building block
Kinds of:
closed chain ring open chain
Has parts:
molecule
Derived:
catenate catenulate
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
noun Sense 6
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
"the chain of command"
"a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
Type of:
series
Kinds of:
catena daisy chain
Derived:
catenate catenulate
noun Sense 7
a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
Type of:
business concern business concern
Kinds of:
apparel chain discount chain restaurant chain retail chain
Domain:
dramaturgy dramatic art dramatics
noun Sense 8
anything that acts as a restraint
Type of:
restraint constraint
noun Sense 9
a necklace made by a stringing objects together
"a string of beads"
"a strand of pearls";"
Type of:
necklace
Derived:
string thread draw
verb Sense 10
connect or arrange into a chain by linking
Type of:
arrange set up
Kinds of:
concatenate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 11
metal shackles; for hands or legs
Type of:
shackle bond hamper
noun Sense 12
a series of hills or mountains
"the valley was between two ranges of hills"
"the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
Type of:
geological formation formation
Kinds of:
Adirondacks Adirondack Mountains Admiralty Range Alaska Range Alleghenies
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

ligament anchor chain bicycle chain chatelaine fob watch chain fasten fix secure unchain linear unit Gunter's chain