chain

/tʃˈeɪn/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
   “the chain of command”
2. (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
3. a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
4. (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
5. anything that acts as a restraint
6. a unit of length
7. British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
8. a series of hills or mountains
   “the valley was between two ranges of hills”
9. a linked or connected series of objects
   “a chain of daisies”
10. a necklace made by stringing objects together
    “a string of beads”

verb

1. connect or arrange into a chain by linking
2. fasten or secure with chains
   “Chain the chairs together”

Synonyms for chain

• concatenation
• chemical chain
• Ernst Boris Chain
• Sir Ernst Boris Chain
• range
• mountain range
• range of mountains
• mountain chain
• chain of mountains
• string
• strand

Antonyms of chain

• unchain

Words that rhyme with chain

• strain
• train
• grain
• gain
• plain
• maintain
• plane
• stain
• drain
• brain
• campaign
• pain
• sustain
• contain
• crane
• profane
• rein
• vein
• domain
• main
• reign
• ascertain
• attain
• cane
• disdain
• ordain
• rain
• remain
• restrain
• retain