noun Download 🔗Share A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. Examples : "He wore a gold chain around the neck." material item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A series of interconnected things. Examples : "This led to an unfortunate chain of events." system thing structure 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 economy organization commerce 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 compound science 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 chains to accurately measure the length of the property line. " technical device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A long measuring tape. Examples : "The surveyors used chains to measure the distance across the farmer's field. " utility technical 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 farmer measured the field in chains to determine how much fencing he would need. " unit math technical agriculture property sport history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset. Examples : "In the company's organizational chart, the management hierarchy forms several distinct chains where each person reports directly to the person above them. " math logic 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 real estate agent warned us that house purchases can involve long chains, so if one buyer backs out, several other deals might fall through." " property business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond. Examples : "the chains of habit" law police property 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 carpenter carefully secured the chains to the hull of the wooden ship, preparing to attach the deadeyes and shrouds that would support the mast. " nautical sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The warp threads of a web. Examples : "The weaver carefully inspected the chains of her loom before beginning to thread the weft yarn. " structure part material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fasten something with a chain. Examples : "The farmer chained the gate shut to keep the animals inside. " action utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To link multiple items together. Examples : "The librarian chains the new dictionaries to the shelves to prevent them from being stolen. " item action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain. Examples : "The port authority chains the river mouth every night to prevent unauthorized boats from entering. " nautical geography Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To relate data items with a chain of pointers. Examples : "The programmer chains each customer record to the next in the database, allowing for efficient browsing of customer lists. " computing technology technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be chained to another data item. Examples : "In the spreadsheet, the final grade automatically chains to the average of the quiz scores. " computing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying. Examples : "The surveyors will chain the property line tomorrow morning to determine its exact length before the new fence is built. " property technical job science area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program). Examples : "After I finished coding the game on my BBC Micro, I chains it to the title screen program. " computing technology electronics machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading