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chain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ernst boris chain, sir ernst boris chain |
chain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | chemical chain |
| Type of | building block, unit |
| Has types | open chain, ring, closed chain, long chain, long-chain molecule |
| Derivation | catenate, catenulate |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains |
| Type of | geological formation, formation |
chain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | concatenation |
| Type of | series |
| Has types | daisy chain, catena |
| Derivation | catenate, catenulate |
the chain of command.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | restraint, constraint |
chain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ligament |
| Has types | bicycle chain, snow chain, anchor chain, pull chain, watch chain, watch guard, anchor rope, paper chain, chatelaine, tire chain, fob |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | linear unit, linear measure |
| Has types | engineer's chain, nautical chain, gunter's chain |
chain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | business concern, business, business organisation, business organization, concern |
| Has types | discount chain, apparel chain, retail chain, restaurant chain |
chain::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | set up, arrange |
| Has types | concatenate |
Examples of chain
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Macy's spokesman Jim Sluzewski said the chain is sticking to planned promotions.
From the dailyherald.com
In December, the chain said it planned to close 182 more in the next few months.
From the thenewstribune.com
The chain almost doubled in size to more than 280 stores from 2007 through 2009.
From the bloomberg.com
He likes to kind of occasionally yank my chain about being a nerd, which I love.
From the newsweek.com
Margins have continued to benefit from ongoing improvements to the supply chain.
From the hemscott.com
Then there is discount hypermarket Big Bazaar and supermarket chain Food Bazaar.
From the businessweek.com
The chain that had been used to secure the bike was cut and found on the ground.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Dogs kept on the end of a chain or rope typically suffer psychological problems.
From the news-journalonline.com
To Andrew, a wife, even a nice one like Anna, is by definition a ball and chain.
From the time.com
- A series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
- Connect or arrange into a chain by linking
- (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
- Fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"
- A series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
- (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
- A chain is a series of connected links which are typically made of metal. A chain may consist of two or more links.
- Chain was Edinburgh musician Paul Haig's third album and was released in May 1989 on Circa Records, a subsidiary of Virgin Records. ...
- In algebraic topology, a simplicial k-chain is a formal linear combination of k-simplices.
