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Word: Chain
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French chaine, chaeine, from Latin catena ‘a chain’
tʃeɪn
a series of linked metal rings used for fastening or securing something, or for pulling loads
Short Definition:linked metal rings
Examples:- he slid the bolts on the front door and put the safety chain across
- the drug dealer is being kept in chains
a sequence of items of the same type forming a line
Short Definition:items forming line
Examples:- he kept the chain of buckets supplied with water
a jointed measuring line consisting of linked metal rods.
Short Definition:measuring line
a structure of planks projecting horizontally from a sailing ship's sides abreast of the masts, used to widen the basis for the shrouds.
Short Definition:structure on ship
Word: Chain
Speech Type: Verb
tʃeɪn
fasten or secure with a chain
Short Definition:fasten/secure
Examples:- she chained her bicycle to the railings
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