CHAIN
Scrabble letter values: C3H4A1I1N1 = 10
Definition
- verb connect or arrange into a chain by linking.
- verb fasten or secure with chains.
- noun a series of things depending on each other as if linked together. — synonyms: concatenation
- noun (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule). — synonyms: chemical_chain
- noun a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament.
- noun (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership.
- noun anything that acts as a restraint.
- noun a unit of length.
- noun British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979). — synonyms: Ernst_Boris_Chain, Sir_Ernst_Boris_Chain
- noun a series of hills or mountains. — synonyms: range, mountain_range, range_of_mountains, mountain_chain, chain_of_mountains
- noun a linked or connected series of objects.
- noun a necklace made by stringing objects together. — synonyms: string, strand
Examples
- “Chain the chairs together”
- “the chain of command”
- “a complicated concatenation of circumstances”