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Synonyms of CHAINS

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CHAINS: definition and more

24 synonyms in 13 meanings 17 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of CHAINS by meaning

noun

  1. metal shackles; for hands or legs

  2. a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

  3. (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)

    Also: chemical chain.

  4. a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

  5. (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

  6. anything that acts as a restraint

  7. a unit of length

  8. British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)

    Also: ernst boris chain, sir ernst boris chain.

  9. a series of hills or mountains

    Also: mountain range, range of mountains, mountain chain, chain of mountains.

  10. a linked or connected series of objects

  11. a necklace made by a stringing objects together;

verb

  1. connect or arrange into a chain by linking

  2. fasten or secure with chains