chain | (noun) a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament | - |
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(noun) a necklace made by stringing objects together | Synonyms: strand, string |
(noun) anything that acts as a restraint | - |
(noun) a linked or connected series of objects | - |
(noun) a series of things depending on each other as if linked together | Synonyms: concatenation |
(noun) (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership | - |
(noun) (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) | Synonyms: chemical chain |
(noun) a series of hills or mountains | Synonyms: chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains |
(noun) a unit of length | - |
(verb) fasten or secure with chains | - |
(verb) connect or arrange into a chain by linking | - |
chained | (adjective) bound with chains | Synonyms: enchained, in chains |
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chainlike | (adjective) having a chainlike form | Synonyms: catenulate |
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chains | (noun) metal shackles; for hands or legs | Synonyms: irons |
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chainsaw | (noun) portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain | Synonyms: chain saw |
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enchain | (verb) restrain or bind with chains | - |
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enchained | (adjective) bound with chains | Synonyms: chained, in chains |
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unchain | (verb) remove the chains from | - |
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(verb) make free | - |
unchained | (adjective) not bound by shackles and chains | Synonyms: unfettered, unshackled, untied |
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