Chainnoun
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
âHe wore a gold chain around the neck.â;
Necklacenoun
An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.
Chainnoun
A series of interconnected things.
âa chain of mountainsâ; âa chain of ideas, one leading to the nextâ; âThis led to an unfortunate chain of events.â;
Necklacenoun
(figuratively) Anything resembling a necklace in shape.
âa necklace of coral islandsâ;
Chainnoun
A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
âThat chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.â;
Necklacenoun
(South Africa) A method of informal execution in which a rubber tyre is filled with petrol, placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.
Chainnoun
(chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
âWhen examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen.â;
Necklaceverb
(South Africa) To informally execute by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck.
Chainnoun
(surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
Necklacenoun
A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.
Chainnoun
(surveying) A long measuring tape.
Necklacenoun
A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.
Chainnoun
A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.
Necklacenoun
jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
Chainnoun
A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
Necklacenoun
an ornamental chain or string of beads, jewels, or links worn round the neck
âthe harbour with its necklace of lightsâ; âa diamond necklaceâ;
Chainnoun
(British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
Necklacenoun
(in South Africa) a tyre doused or filled with petrol, placed round a victim's neck and set alight.
Chainnoun
That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
âthe chains of habitâ;
Necklaceverb
(in South Africa) kill (someone) with a tyre necklace.
Chainnoun
Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
Necklace
A necklace is an article of jewellery that is worn around the neck. Necklaces may have been one of the earliest types of adornment worn by humans.
Chainnoun
(weaving) The warp threads of a web.
Chainverb
(transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
Chainverb
(intransitive) To link multiple items together.
Chainverb
(transitive) To secure someone with fetters.
Chainverb
(transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
Chainverb
(figurative) To obligate.
Chainverb
(computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
Chainverb
(computing) To be chained to another data item.
Chainverb
(transitive) To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
Chainverb
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Chainnoun
A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc.
â[They] put a chain of gold about his neck.â;
Chainnoun
That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit.
âDriven downTo chains of darkness and the undying worm.â;
Chainnoun
A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.
Chainnoun
An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land.
Chainnoun
Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
Chainnoun
The warp threads of a web.
Chainverb
To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog.
âChained behind the hostile car.â;
Chainverb
To keep in slavery; to enslave.
âAnd which more blest? who chained his country, sayOr he whose virtue sighed to lose a day?â;
Chainverb
To unite closely and strongly.
âAnd in this vow do chain my soul to thine.â;
Chainverb
To measure with the chain.
Chainverb
To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor.
Chainnoun
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together;
âthe chain of commandâ; âa complicated concatenation of circumstancesâ;
Chainnoun
(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
Chainnoun
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
Chainnoun
a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
Chainnoun
anything that acts as a restraint
Chainnoun
a unit of length
Chainnoun
British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
Chainnoun
a series of hills or mountains;
âthe valley was between two ranges of hillsâ; âthe plains lay just beyond the mountain rangeâ;
Chainnoun
metal shackles; for hands or legs
Chainnoun
a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
âa string of beadsâ; âa strand of pearlsâ;
Chainverb
connect or arrange into a chain by linking
Chainverb
fasten or secure with chains;
âChain the chairs togetherâ;
Chainnoun
a series of linked metal rings used for fastening or securing something, or for pulling loads
âthe drug dealer is being kept in chainsâ; âhe slid the bolts on the front door and put the safety chain acrossâ;
Chainnoun
a decorative chain worn round the neck as jewellery or as a badge of office
âa tall man with a heavy gold chain round his neckâ;
Chainnoun
a restrictive force or factor
âworkers secured by the chains of the labour marketâ;
Chainnoun
a sequence of items of the same type forming a line
âhe kept the chain of buckets supplied with waterâ;
Chainnoun
a series of connected elements
âthe action would initiate a chain of eventsâ;
Chainnoun
a connected series of mountains
âa mountain chainâ;
Chainnoun
a group of hotels, restaurants, or shops owned by the same company
âa chain restaurantâ; âthe agency is part of a nationwide chainâ;
Chainnoun
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
âour offer was accepted this morning and there's no chainâ;
Chainnoun
a part of a molecule consisting of a number of atoms bonded together in a linear sequence.
Chainnoun
a figure in a quadrille or similar dance, in which dancers meet and pass each other in a continuous sequence.
Chainnoun
a jointed measuring line consisting of linked metal rods.
Chainnoun
a measure of length equivalent to a chain (66 ft).
Chainnoun
a structure of planks projecting horizontally from a sailing ship's sides abreast of the masts, used to widen the basis for the shrouds.
Chainverb
fasten or secure with a chain
âshe chained her bicycle to the railingsâ;
Chainverb
confine with a chain
âhe had been chained upâ; âas an actuary you will not be chained to a deskâ;
Chain
A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A chain may consist of two or more links.