chain : Idioms & Phrases

• noun an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum
  Scotch laburnum; Laburnum alpinum.
  

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• noun the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel
  anchor rope.
  

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• noun a chain of clothing stores
  

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• noun heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
  

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• noun a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle
  

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• noun an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
  

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• noun an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood
  maple syrup urine disease.
  

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Breq"uet chain`

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1. A watch-guard.

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• (Saddlery), a short chain attached to the end of a tug.

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• noun (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
  ring armour; chain armor; ring mail; chain armour; ring armor; mail.
  

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• noun (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
  ring armour; chain armor; ring mail; chain armour; ring armor; mail.
  

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• (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; used for transmitting power.

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• a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc.

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• (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate, which fastens it to the vessel's side. (b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of position.

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• . See Chain timber.

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• a bridge supported by chain cables; a suspension bridge.

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• a cable made of iron links.

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• (Zoöl.), a fossil coral of the genus Halysites, common in the middle and upper Silurian rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When perfect, the calicles show twelve septa.

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• . (a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting a chain with an object. (b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars with a chain.

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• noun a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows
  

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• noun a gang of convicts chained together
  

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• a gang of convicts chained together.

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• (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about the deck.

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• noun a letter that is sent successively to several people
  

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• noun a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)
  forked lightning.
  

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• noun (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
  ring armour; chain armor; ring mail; chain armour; ring armor; mail.
  

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• flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal links wrought into the form of a garment.

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• (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a chain, used in the Normal style.

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• noun a series of hills or mountains
  mountain range; chain; range of mountains; chain of mountains; range.
  
  • the valley was between two ranges of hills
  • the plains lay just beyond the mountain range

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• noun common in quiet waters of eastern United States
  Esox niger; chain pickerel.
  

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• a pier suspended by chain.

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• noun common in quiet waters of eastern United States
  Esox niger; chain pickerel.
  

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• (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers.

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• (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging is fastened.

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• noun an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain
  

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• a pulley with depressions in the periphery of its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links of a chain.

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Chain" pump`

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1. A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge.

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• . See in the Vocabulary.

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• noun a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
  
• noun a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others
  

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• noun a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
  atomic reactor; pile; atomic pile.
  

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• (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion, by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the next, the relation between the first antecedent and the last consequent is discovered.

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• noun portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain
  chainsaw.
  

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• (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain, formerly used in naval warfare on account of their destructive effect on a ship's rigging.

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• noun the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop
  
• noun a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing
  

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• . See in the Vocabulary.

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• noun one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise
  

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• . (Arch.) See Bond timber, under Bond.

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• noun a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe
  

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• verb tie up with chains
  
  • chain up the prisoners

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• . (Naut.) Same as Channels.

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• . See in the Vocabulary.

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• noun another name for chain tongs
  

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• verb smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one
  

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• noun a heavy smoker (usually of cigarettes) who lights one off of another
  

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• noun (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
  chain.
  

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• noun (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
  ring.
  

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• (Chem.), terms applied to the chemical structure of compounds whose rational formulæ are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see Benzene nucleus, under Benzene), or in an open extended form.

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• adjective satellite having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form
  closed-ring.
  

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• noun (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
  
• noun flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
  

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• verb connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer
  

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• noun a chain of discount stores
  

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• a chain which is made continuous by uniting its two ends.
• a chain whose ends have been united by a link.

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• noun a unit of length (100 ft)
  

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• noun British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
  Ernst Boris Chain; Chain.
  

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• noun flowers strung together in a chain
  

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• a short watch chain worn a watch carried in the fob.

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• noun (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member
  

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• an endless chain transmitted motion from one sprocket wheel to another. See Illust. of Chain wheel.

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• noun an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
  common laburnum; Laburnum anagyroides; golden rain.
  

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• (Bot.), the shrub Cytisus Laburnum, so named from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.

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• noun a unit of length (22 yards)
  

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Gun"ter's chain`

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1. (Surveying) The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale.

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• (Naut.), a chain passing from the bowsprit cap around the heel of the jib boom.

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• . See Gunter's chain.

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• (Naut.), a rope or chain passing through the limbers of a ship, by which they may be cleared of dirt that chokes them. Totten.

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• noun (chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule
  long chain.
  

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• adjective of molecules having relatively long chains of atoms in a molecule
  

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• noun (chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule
  long chain.
  

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• noun a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values
  Markoff chain.
  

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• noun a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values
  Markoff chain.
  

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• noun a series of hills or mountains
  mountain range; chain; range of mountains; chain of mountains; range.
  
  • the valley was between two ranges of hills
  • the plains lay just beyond the mountain range

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• a series of contiguous mountain ranges, generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.

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• noun a nautical unit of length (15 ft)
  

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• noun a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring
  

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• . (Chem.) See Closed chain, under Chain.

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• adjective having an open chain structure
  acyclic.
  

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• noun a chain made of loops of colored paper; used to decorate a room
  

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• (Figure Weaving), devices, in a loom, for presenting several shuttles to the picker in the proper succession for forming the figure.

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• noun a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers
  Pennines.
  

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• a chain, as one made of metallic plates, adapted for working with a sprocket wheel.

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• noun a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)
  

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• noun a chain of restaurants
  

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• noun a chain of retail stores
  

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• (Naut.), one of the loose chains or ropes which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in case the tiller or the wheel is broken.

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Sheet" chain"

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1. (Naut.) A chain sheet cable.

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• one of two safety chains connecting a tender with a locomotive, at the sides.

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• noun British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
  Ernst Boris Chain; Chain.
  

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• noun chain attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow
  snow chain.
  

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• noun an open chain of atoms with no side chains
  

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• noun chain attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow
  snow chain.
  

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Top"-chain` noun

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1. (Naut.) A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.

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• noun North American fern
  Woodwardia virginica.
  

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• noun short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest
  watch guard; fob.
  

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• . Same as watch guard, below.

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• (Naut.), the chains or ropes connecting the wheel and rudder.

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