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chain

/ˈt͡ʃeɪn/noun, verb1 syllable

Chain means: a series of hills or mountains.

Synonyms for chain11

noun, as in a series of hills or mountains

range, mountain range, range of mountains, mountain chain, chain of mountains

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

Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain

noun, as in a necklace made by stringing objects together

string, strand

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

concatenation

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

chemical chain

Opposites of chain

unchain

What does chain mean?12

noun

1

a series of hills or mountains“the valley was between two ranges of hills”

2

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

3

a necklace made by stringing objects together“a string of beads”

4

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together“the chain of command”

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

anything that acts as a restraint

9

a unit of length

10

a linked or connected series of objects“a chain of daisies”

verb

1

connect or arrange into a chain by linking

2

fasten or secure with chains“Chain the chairs together”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chain?60

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All 60 rhymes for chain, grouped by syllable

Chain in a sentence

  • If a link in a chain breaks, it's no longer a chain.albrusgher
  • You should chain the dog up, so he won't bite anyone.CK
  • You should chain the dog up, so he won't bite anybody.CK
  • If you pull too hard, the chain will break.Source_VOA
  • One link broken, the whole chain is broken.AqQoyriq_1
  • I don't think this chain will stand the strain.sharptoothed
  • I had better chain up the dog so that he won't bite.unknown
  • You had better chain up the dog so that he won't bite.CC

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of chain

as a noun

plural
chains

as a verb

past tense
chained
present participle
chaining
third-person singular
chains
past participle
chained