English dictionary
chain
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
noun
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
noun
- anything that acts as a restraint
noun
- a linked or connected series of objects
noun
- (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
noun
- a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
noun
- (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
noun
- a series of hills or mountains
noun
- a unit of length
verb
- fasten or secure with chains
verb
- connect or arrange into a chain by linking
Example sentences
a string of beads
a strand of pearls
a chain of daisies
the chain of command
a complicated concatenation of circumstances
the valley was between two ranges of hills
the plains lay just beyond the mountain range
Chain the chairs together