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Chain

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Noun

1. chain, concatenation

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

Example Sentences:
'the chain of command'
'a complicated concatenation of circumstances'

2. chain, chemical chain

(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)

3. chain

a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

4. chain

(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

5. chain

anything that acts as a restraint

6. chain

a unit of length

7. chain, ernst boris chain, sir ernst boris chain

British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)

8. chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains

a series of hills or mountains

Example Sentences:
'the valley was between two ranges of hills'
'the plains lay just beyond the mountain range'

9. chain

a linked or connected series of objects

Example Sentences:
'a chain of daisies'

10. chain, strand, string

a necklace made by a stringing objects together

Example Sentences:
'a string of beads'
'a strand of pearls'

Verb

11. chain

connect or arrange into a chain by linking

12. chain

fasten or secure with chains

Example Sentences:
'Chain the chairs together'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chain

see synonyms of chain
noun
1. 
a flexible length of metal links, used for confining, connecting, pulling, etc, or in jewellery
2. (usually plural)
anything that confines, fetters, or restrains
the chains of poverty
3. Also called: snow chains (usually plural)
a set of metal links that fit over the tyre of a motor vehicle to increase traction and reduce skidding on an icy surface
4. 
a. 
a number of establishments such as hotels, shops, etc, having the same owner or management
b. 
(as modifier)
a chain store
5. 
a series of related or connected facts, events, etc
6. 
a series of deals in which each depends on a purchaser selling before being able to buy
7. 
(of reasoning) a sequence of arguments each of which takes the conclusion of the preceding as a premise
See (as an example) sorites
8. Also called: Gunter's chain
a unit of length equal to 22 yards
9. Also called: engineer's chain
a unit of length equal to 100 feet
10. chemistry
two or more atoms or groups bonded together so that the configuration of the resulting molecule, ion, or radical resembles a chain
See also open chain, ring1 (sense 18)
11. geography
a series of natural features, esp approximately parallel mountain ranges
12.  off the chain
13.  jerk someone's chain
verb
14. surveying
to measure with a chain or tape
15. (transitive; often foll by up)
to confine, tie, or make fast with or as if with a chain
16. 
to sew using chain stitch
noun
Sir Ernst Boris. 1906–79, British biochemist, born in Germany: purified and adapted penicillin for clinical use; with Fleming and Florey shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1945

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Chain

see synonyms of chain
Ernst Boris1906-79; Brit. biochemist, born in Germany
noun
1. 
a flexible series of joined links, usually of metal, used to pull, confine, etc. or to transmit power
2. 
tire chain
3.  [pl.]
a. 
bonds, shackles, etc.
b. 
anything that binds, ties, or restrains
chains of love
c. 
captivity; bondage
4. 
any chainlike ornament, badge, etc.
5. 
a chainlike measuring instrument, or its measure of length
; specif.,
a. 
a surveyor's (or Gunter's) chain (66 feet or 20.117 meters or 100 links)
b. 
an engineer's chain (100 feet or 30.48 meters or 100 links)
c.  American Football
a chain 10 yards in length, used to measure for a first down
: often the chains
6. 
a series of things connected causally, logically, physically, etc.
chain of events, mountain chain
7.  US
a number of stores, restaurants, etc. owned by one company
8.  Chemistry
a linkage of atoms in a molecule
see also open chain, closed chain, side chain
verb transitive
9. 
to fasten or shackle with chains
10. 
to hold down, restrain, confine, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chain

see synonyms of chain
n.
1.
a. A connected, flexible series of links, typically of metal, used especially for holding objects together, for restraining, or for transmitting mechanical power.
b. Such a set of links, often of precious metal and with pendants attached, worn as an ornament or symbol of office.
c. often chains Football Such a set of links measuring ten yards and attached to a pole at each end, moved up and down the field to indicate necessary yardage for gaining a first down.
2. A restraining or confining agent or force.
3. chains
a. Bonds, fetters, or shackles.
b. Captivity or oppression; bondage: threw off the chains of slavery.
4. A series of closely linked or connected things: a chain of coincidences. See Synonyms at series.
5. A number of establishments, such as stores, theaters, or hotels, under common ownership or management.
6. A range of mountains.
7. Chemistry A series of chemically bonded atoms, especially carbon atoms, which may be arranged in an open, branched, or cyclic structure.
8.
a. An instrument used in surveying, consisting of 100 linked pieces of iron or steel and measuring 66 feet (20.1 meters). Also called Gunter's chain.
b. A similar instrument used in engineering, measuring 100 feet (30.5 meters).
c. Abbr. ch A unit of measurement equal to the length of either of these instruments.
tr.v. chained, chain·ing, chains
1. To bind or make fast with a chain or chains: chained the dog to a tree.
2. To restrain or confine as if with chains: workers who were chained to a life of dull routine.
German-born British biochemist. He shared a 1945 Nobel Prize for isolating and purifying penicillin.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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