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Chain
tʃeɪn
- a series of linked metal rings used for fastening or securing something, or for pulling loads
"he slid the bolts on the front door and put the safety chain across"
- a decorative chain worn round the neck as jewellery or as a badge of office
"a tall man with a heavy gold chain round his neck"
- a restrictive force or factor
"workers secured by the chains of the labour market"
- a sequence of items of the same type forming a line
"he kept the chain of buckets supplied with water"
series succession string sequence train trail run pattern progression course set line row concatenation- a series of connected elements
"the action would initiate a chain of events"
- a connected series of mountains
"a mountain chain"
- a group of hotels, restaurants, or shops owned by the same company
"the agency is part of a nationwide chain"
- a situation in which the sale of a house or flat is dependent on the prospective buyer selling their own or the seller buying another first
"our offer was accepted this morning and there's no chain"
- a part of a molecule consisting of a number of atoms bonded together in a linear sequence
- a figure in a quadrille or similar dance, in which dancers meet and pass each other in a continuous sequence
- a jointed measuring line consisting of linked metal rods
- a measure of length equivalent to a chain (66 ft)
- a structure of planks projecting horizontally from a sailing ship's sides abreast of the masts, used to widen the basis for the shrouds