CHAIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
   Hypernyms(s) chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ligament (what does ligament mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • anchor chain (what does anchor chain mean?)
   • bicycle chain (what does bicycle chain mean?)
   • chatelaine (what does chatelaine mean?)
   • fob (what does fob mean?)
   • watch chain (what does watch chain mean?)
   • watch guard (what does watch guard mean?)
   • paper chain (what does paper chain mean?)
   • pull chain (what does pull chain mean?)
   • tire chains (what does tire chains mean?)
   • snow chains (what does snow chains mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • chain (what does chain mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a necklace made by a stringing objects together
   Synonym(s)
   • strand (what does strand mean?)
   • string (what does string mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a string of beads
   • a strand of pearls
   Hypernyms(s) chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • necklace (what does necklace mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • string (what does string mean?)
   • thread (what does thread mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
3. Meaning
   • anything that acts as a restraint
   Hypernyms(s) chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • restraint (what does restraint mean?)
   • constraint (what does constraint mean?)
4. Meaning
   • metal shackles
   • for hands or legs
   Synonym(s)
   • chains (what does chains mean?)
   • iron (what does iron mean?)
   • irons (what does irons mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shackle (what does shackle mean?)
   • bond (what does bond mean?)
   • hamper (what does hamper mean?)
   • trammel (what does trammel mean?)
   • trammels (what does trammels mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
   Hypernyms(s) chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • business (what does business mean?)
   • concern (what does concern mean?)
   • business concern (what does business concern mean?)
   • business organization (what does business organization mean?)
   • business organisation (what does business organisation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • apparel chain (what does apparel chain mean?)
   • discount chain (what does discount chain mean?)
   • restaurant chain (what does restaurant chain mean?)
   • retail chain (what does retail chain mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
   Synonym(s)
   • concatenation (what does concatenation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the chain of command
   • a complicated concatenation of circumstances
   Hypernyms(s) chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • series (what does series mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • catena (what does catena mean?)
   • daisy chain (what does daisy chain mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • catenate (what does catenate mean?)
   • catenulate (what does catenulate mean?)
   • catenate (what does catenate mean?)
   • catenulate (what does catenulate mean?)
7. Meaning
   • (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
   Synonym(s)
   • chemical chain (what does chemical chain mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • unit (what does unit mean?)
   • building block (what does building block mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • closed chain (what does closed chain mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • open chain (what does open chain mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • catenate (what does catenate mean?)
   • catenulate (what does catenulate mean?)
   • catenate (what does catenate mean?)
   • catenulate (what does catenulate mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a series of hills or mountains
   Synonym(s)
   • chain of mountains (what does chain of mountains mean?)
   • mountain chain (what does mountain chain mean?)
   • mountain range (what does mountain range mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • range of mountains (what does range of mountains mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the valley was between two ranges of hills
   • the plains lay just beyond the mountain range
   Hypernyms(s) chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • geological formation (what does geological formation mean?)
   • formation (what does formation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Adirondacks (what does Adirondacks mean?)
   • Adirondack Mountains (what does Adirondack Mountains mean?)
   • Admiralty Range (what does Admiralty Range mean?)
   • Alaska Range (what does Alaska Range mean?)
   • Alleghenies (what does Alleghenies mean?)
   • Allegheny Mountains (what does Allegheny Mountains mean?)
   • Alps (what does Alps mean?)
   • the Alps (what does the Alps mean?)
   • Andes (what does Andes mean?)
   • Apennines (what does Apennines mean?)
   • Appalachians (what does Appalachians mean?)
   • Appalachian Mountains (what does Appalachian Mountains mean?)
   • Atlas Mountains (what does Atlas Mountains mean?)
   • Australian Alps (what does Australian Alps mean?)
   • Balkans (what does Balkans mean?)
   • Balkan Mountains (what does Balkan Mountains mean?)
   • Balkan Mountain Range (what does Balkan Mountain Range mean?)
   • Berkshires (what does Berkshires mean?)
   • Berkshire Hills (what does Berkshire Hills mean?)
   • Black Hills (what does Black Hills mean?)
   • Blue Ridge Mountains (what does Blue Ridge Mountains mean?)
   • Blue Ridge (what does Blue Ridge mean?)
   • Cantabrian Mountains (what does Cantabrian Mountains mean?)
   • Carpathians (what does Carpathians mean?)
   • Carpathian Mountains (what does Carpathian Mountains mean?)
   • Cascades (what does Cascades mean?)
   • Cascade Range (what does Cascade Range mean?)
   • Cascade Mountains (what does Cascade Mountains mean?)
   • Catskills (what does Catskills mean?)
   • Catskill Mountains (what does Catskill Mountains mean?)
   • Caucasus (what does Caucasus mean?)
   • Caucasus Mountains (what does Caucasus Mountains mean?)
   • Coast Range (what does Coast Range mean?)
   • Coast Mountains (what does Coast Mountains mean?)
   • Cumberland Mountains (what does Cumberland Mountains mean?)
   • Cumberland Plateau (what does Cumberland Plateau mean?)
   • Dolomite Alps (what does Dolomite Alps mean?)
   • Great Dividing Range (what does Great Dividing Range mean?)
   • Eastern Highlands (what does Eastern Highlands mean?)
   • Great Smoky Mountains (what does Great Smoky Mountains mean?)
   • Guadalupe Mountains (what does Guadalupe Mountains mean?)
   • Himalayas (what does Himalayas mean?)
   • Himalaya Mountains (what does Himalaya Mountains mean?)
   • the Himalaya (what does the Himalaya mean?)
   • Hindu Kush (what does Hindu Kush mean?)
   • Hindu Kush Mountains (what does Hindu Kush Mountains mean?)
   • Karakoram (what does Karakoram mean?)
   • Karakoram Range (what does Karakoram Range mean?)
   • Karakorum Range (what does Karakorum Range mean?)
   • Mustagh (what does Mustagh mean?)
   • Mustagh Range (what does Mustagh Range mean?)
   • Kunlun (what does Kunlun mean?)
   • Kunlun Mountains (what does Kunlun Mountains mean?)
   • Kuenlun (what does Kuenlun mean?)
   • Kuenlun Mountains (what does Kuenlun Mountains mean?)
   • Mesabi Range (what does Mesabi Range mean?)
   • Mount Carmel (what does Mount Carmel mean?)
   • Nan Ling (what does Nan Ling mean?)
   • Ozarks (what does Ozarks mean?)
   • Ozark Mountains (what does Ozark Mountains mean?)
   • Ozark Plateau (what does Ozark Plateau mean?)
   • Pyrenees (what does Pyrenees mean?)
   • Rhodope Mountains (what does Rhodope Mountains mean?)
   • Rockies (what does Rockies mean?)
   • Rocky Mountains (what does Rocky Mountains mean?)
   • Sacramento Mountains (what does Sacramento Mountains mean?)
   • San Juan Mountains (what does San Juan Mountains mean?)
   • Selkirk Mountains (what does Selkirk Mountains mean?)
   • sierra (what does sierra mean?)
   • Sierra Madre Occidental (what does Sierra Madre Occidental mean?)
   • Sierra Madre Oriental (what does Sierra Madre Oriental mean?)
   • Sierra Nevada (what does Sierra Nevada mean?)
   • Sierra Nevada Mountains (what does Sierra Nevada Mountains mean?)
   • High Sierra (what does High Sierra mean?)
   • Sierra Nevada (what does Sierra Nevada mean?)
   • St. Elias Range (what does St. Elias Range mean?)
   • St. Elias Mountains (what does St. Elias Mountains mean?)
   • Teton Range (what does Teton Range mean?)
   • Tien Shan (what does Tien Shan mean?)
   • Tyan Shan (what does Tyan Shan mean?)
   • Urals (what does Urals mean?)
   • Ural Mountains (what does Ural Mountains mean?)
9. Meaning
   • British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
   Synonym(s)
   • Ernst Boris Chain (what does Ernst Boris Chain mean?)
   • Sir Ernst Boris Chain (what does Sir Ernst Boris Chain mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • biochemist (what does biochemist mean?)
10. Meaning
    • a unit of length
    Hypernyms(s) chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • linear unit (what does linear unit mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • Gunter’s chain (what does Gunter’s chain mean?)
    • engineer’s chain (what does engineer’s chain mean?)
    • nautical chain (what does nautical chain mean?)

CHAIN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • fasten or secure with chains
   Usage Example(s)
   • Chain the chairs together
   Hypernyms(s) chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fasten (what does fasten mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   • secure (what does secure mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • unchain (what does unchain mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • chain (what does chain mean?)
2. Meaning
   • connect or arrange into a chain by linking
   Hypernyms(s) chain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • arrange (what does arrange mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • concatenate (what does concatenate mean?)