chain

Noun
  1. A series of things depending on each other as if linked together (synset 108392981)
    "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
    is a type of: series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another
    subtypes:
    • catena - a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
    • daisy chain - (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
    same as: concatenation
  2. (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) (synset 109263527)
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: building block, unit - a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
    subtypes:
    is a part of: molecule - (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
    same as: chemical chain
  3. A series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament (synset 103003017)
    is a type of: ligament - any connection or unifying bond
    subtypes:
    • anchor chain, anchor rope - the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel
    • bicycle chain - a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle
    • chatelaine - a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
    • fob, watch chain, watch guard - short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest
    • paper chain - a chain made of loops of colored paper; used to decorate a room
    • pull chain - a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)
    • snow chain, tire chain - chain attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow
    is a part of:
    • bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
    • chain printer - an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain
    • chain tongs - 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
  4. (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership (synset 108074652)
    referred to in: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
    is a type of: business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
    subtypes:
    member holonym: chain store - one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise
  5. Anything that acts as a restraint (synset 103003540)
    is a type of: constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion
  6. A unit of length (synset 113674612)
    is a type of: linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
    subtypes:
    has:
    • pace, yard - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
    • link - a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
  7. British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) (synset 110910781)
    is an instance of: biochemist - someone with special training in biochemistry
    same as: ernst boris chain, sir ernst boris chain
  8. A series of hills or mountains (synset 109426609)
    "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
    is a type of: formation, geological formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
    specific instances:
    • adirondack mountains, adirondacks - a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
    • admiralty range - mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land
    • alaska range - a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley
    • alleghenies, allegheny mountains - the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
    • alps, the alps - a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
    • altai mountains, altay mountains - a mountain range in central Asia that extends a thousand miles from Kazakhstan eastward into western Mongolia and northern China
    • andes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
    • apennines - a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula
    • appalachian mountains, appalachians - a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
    • atlas mountains - a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia
    • australian alps - a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range
    • balkan mountain range, balkan mountains, balkans - the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
    • berkshire hills, berkshires - a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area
    • black hills - mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore
    • blue ridge, blue ridge mountains - a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
    • cantabrian mountains - a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay
    • carpathian mountains, carpathians - a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area
    • cascade mountains, cascade range, cascades - a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
    • catskill mountains, catskills - a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
    • caucasus, caucasus mountains - the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia
    • coast mountains, coast range - a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California
    • cumberland mountains, cumberland plateau - the southwestern part of the Appalachians
    • dolomite alps - an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone
    • eastern highlands, great dividing range - a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia
    • great smoky mountains - part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee
    • green mountains - a range of the Appalachian Mountains that extends from south to north through Vermont
    • guadalupe mountains - a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains
    • himalaya, himalaya mountains, himalayas - a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
    • hindu kush, hindu kush mountains - a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas
    • karakoram, karakoram range, karakorum range, mustagh, mustagh range - a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
    • kuenlun, kuenlun mountains, kunlan shan, kunlun, kunlun mountains - a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles
    • mesabi range - a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887
    • mount carmel - a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast
    • nan ling - a mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west
    • ozark mountains, ozark plateau, ozarks - an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
    • pamir mountains, the pamirs - a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China
    • pyrenees - a chain of mountains between France and Spain
    • rhodope mountains - a mountain range in the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe; extends along the border between Greece and Bulgaria
    • rockies, rocky mountains - the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide
    • sacramento mountains - mountain range in New Mexico to the east of the Rio Grande
    • san juan mountains - a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains
    • sayan mountains - a range of mountains in southern Siberia to the west of Lake Baikal; contain important mineral deposits
    • selkirk mountains - a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia
    • sierra - a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
    • sierra madre occidental - a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline
    • sierra madre oriental - a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico
    • high sierra, sierra nevada, sierra nevada mountains - a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney
    • sierra nevada - a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast to the east of Granada
    • st. elias mountains, st. elias range - a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory
    • taconic mountains - a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont
    • teton range - a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton
    • tien shan, tyan shan - a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles
    • transylvanian alps - a range of the southern Carpathian Mountains extending across central Romania
    • tyrolean alps - a popular tourist area in the Tyrol
    • ural mountains, urals - a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia
    has:
    • massif - a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
    • mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
    same as: chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains
  9. A linked or connected series of objects (synset 103003625)
    "a chain of daisies"
    is a type of: necklace - jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
  10. A necklace made by stringing objects together (synset 103003364)
    "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"
    is a type of: necklace - jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
    same as: strand, string
Verb
  1. Connect or arrange into a chain by linking (synset 201467560)
    is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
    subtypes: concatenate - combine two strings to form a single one
  2. Fasten or secure with chains (synset 201291239)
    "Chain the chairs together"
    is a type of: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached

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