Unscramble chains

Definition of chains

noun:

• metal shackles; for hands or legs. Synonyms: irons.
• a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command", "a complicated concatenation of circumstances". Synonyms: chain, concatenation.
• (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule). Synonyms: chain, chemical chain.
• a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament. Synonyms: chain.
• (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership. Synonyms: chain.
• anything that acts as a restraint. Synonyms: chain.
• a unit of length. Synonyms: chain.
• British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979). Synonyms: Chain, Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain.
• a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills", "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range". Synonyms: chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains.
• a linked or connected series of objects; "a chain of daisies". Synonyms: chain.
• a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads", "a strand of pearls". Synonyms: chain, strand, string.

verb:

• connect or arrange into a chain by linking. Synonyms: chain.
• fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together". Synonyms: chain. Antonyms: unchain.

Related words

catena, chatelaine, concatenate, fob, ring.

Words nearby

chain.

Rhymes with

keynes, manes, pains, remains, remains.