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• chain — ► NOUN 1) a connected series of metal links used for fastening or pulling, or as jewellery. 2) a connected series, set, or sequence. 3) a part of a molecule consisting of a number of atoms bonded together in a series. 4) a measure of length equal …   English terms dictionary

• Chain hook — Hook Hook (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake}, {Hatch} a half door, {Heckle}.] 1. A piece of metal, or other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chain — chain1 W2S3 [tʃeın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(joined rings)¦ 2¦(connected events)¦ 3¦(shops/hotels)¦ 4¦(connected line)¦ 5¦(prisoners)¦ 6¦(buying a house)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: chaeine, from Latin catena] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• chain — chain1 [ tʃeın ] noun *** ▸ 1 connected metal rings ▸ 2 series of people/things ▸ 3 group of businesses ▸ 4 in selling houses ▸ 5 something limiting freedom 1. ) count or uncount a series of metal rings connected to each other, used for fastening …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chain — I UK [tʃeɪn] / US noun Word forms chain : singular chain plural chains *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a series of metal rings connected to each other, used for fastening, pulling, or lifting things There was a rusty iron chain hanging from the… …   English dictionary

• chain — 1 /tSeIn/ noun 1 JOINED RINGS (C, U) a series of rings, usually made of metal, which are joined together in a line and used for fastening things, supporting weights, decoration etc: Look at the gold chain Tim bought me! | a length of chain | a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• chain — noun 1》 a connected flexible series of metal links used for fastening, pulling, etc., or in jewellery.     ↘a restricting force or factor. 2》 a sequence of items of the same type forming a line.     ↘a series of connected things: a chain of… …   English new terms dictionary

• Fastening — Fasten Fas ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fastened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fastening}.] [AS. f[ae]stnian; akin to OHG. festin[=o]n. See {Fast}, a.] 1. To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fastening — n clasp, hook, catch, clip, snap, hook and eye, button, fastener; latch, lock, padlock, bar, bolt, hasp; pin, buckle, agraffe; clamp, vise, brace; tie, link, bond, vinculum, nexus; hinder, holder, connector, copula, yoke; rope, chain, tether;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Jewellery chain — Fine metal chains are used in jewellery to encircle various parts of the body, namely the neck, the wrists and the ankles, and they also serve as points to hang decorative charms and pendants. Unlike industrial or chains for other purposes, the… …   Wikipedia

• Heel chain — Heel Heel, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw. h[ a]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.] 1. The hinder part of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English