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- [cheyn]
- /tʃeɪn/
- /tʃeɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [cheyn]
- /tʃeɪn/
Definitions of chain word
- countable noun chain A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line. 3
- noun plural chain If prisoners are in chains, they have thick rings of metal round their wrists or ankles to prevent them from escaping. 3
- noun plural chain You can refer to feelings and duties which prevent you from doing what you want to do as chains. 3
- verb chain If a person or thing is chained to something, they are fastened to it with a chain. 3
- verb chain Chain up means the same as chain. 3
- countable noun chain A chain of things is a group of them existing or arranged in a line. 3
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Origin of chain
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English chayne < Old French chaeine < Latin catēna fetter; see catena
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Chain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chain popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chain
noun chain
- conglomerate — A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
- group — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- string — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- continuity — Continuity is the fact that something continues to happen or exist, with no great changes or interruptions.
- set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
verb chain
- tie up — that with which anything is tied.
- attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
- handcuff — a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
- tether — a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- confine — To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
adjective chain
- increscent — increasing or waxing, as the moon.
- platitudinal — platitudinous.
- cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
- summative — additive.
- isochronous — isochronal.
Antonyms for chain
noun chain
- interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
verb chain
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