noun Download 🔗Share A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. Examples : "He wore a gold chain around the neck." material thing structure essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A series of interconnected things. Examples : "This led to an unfortunate chain of events." structure system group thing essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name. Examples : "That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town." business organization economy essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule. Examples : "When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen." chemistry biochemistry essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device. Examples : "The surveyor used a metal chain to measure the length of the garden plot. " technical device essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A long measuring tape. Examples : "The carpenter used a long chain to measure the length of the new countertop. " technical utensil essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links. Examples : "The surveyor used a chain to measure the length of the new school playground. " unit math essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset. Examples : "The order of students in the school's lunch line forms a chain. " math logic essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out). Examples : "The family's plan to buy a new house was a chain of purchases, dependent on each step being successful. " property business finance essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond. Examples : "the chains of habit" law police item essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels. Examples : "The sailboat's chains were rusted, making it difficult to secure the shrouds. " nautical sailing essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The warp threads of a web. Examples : "The spider carefully arranged the chain of threads to form its web. " material part structure essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fasten something with a chain. Examples : "The security guard chained the bicycle to the bike rack. " action utility essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To link multiple items together. Examples : "The student chained together several flashcards to help memorize the vocabulary words. " item action essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To secure someone with fetters. Examples : "The guards chained the prisoner to the wall. " law police military essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain. Examples : "The workers chained the river mouth to prevent the floodwaters from entering the town. " nautical geography action essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To obligate. Examples : "The strict rules of the school club chain students to attend every meeting. " law business essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To relate data items with a chain of pointers. Examples : "The student chained the different chapters of her research paper together, using links in a program to relate each one to the next. " computing technology internet essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be chained to another data item. Examples : "My schedule is chained to my daughter's soccer practice schedule. " computing technology essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying. Examples : "The surveyor chained the property line to determine its exact length. " property technical area geography science essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program). Examples : "The student chained the new programming project to run automatically overnight. " computing technology electronics machine essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading