Chains
Links in fetters
Chains are connected metal links forming a flexible line, used for binding, pulling, or securing: The dog strained against its chain.
Chains also refers to jewelry worn around the neck or wrist.
Figuratively, chains represent bondage or restriction: the chains of oppression, break free from your chains.
To chain is to fasten or confine.
A chain of events or stores forms a linked sequence.
In measurement, a chain is 66 feet—a surveyor's unit still appearing in land descriptions.
Things that connect
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- ironElement twenty-six
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
tow · padlock · heavy · rust · welded · forged · galvanized · coil
Involuntary subjugation to another
- slaveryOwnership of people
- fettersAnkle restraints, often metal
- manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
captivity · confinement · oppression · liberation · shackles · binding · dungeon · escape
Neck-worn ornament
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- CubanFrom a Caribbean nation
rope · box · herringbone · Byzantine · charm · clasp · choker · locket
Ordered set of related items
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- eventsThings that take place
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- custodyProtective care or control
supply · food · daisy · causation · domino · succession · linked · cascade
Licensed business operation
- storeRetail establishment
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- hotelCommercial lodging establishment
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
outlet · brand · location · expansion · corporate · McDonald's · Starbucks · Walmart
Extent of variation
- peaksHighest points attained
- AlpsEuropean mountain system
- HimalayasAsia's highest range
- AndesSouth American western range
Rockies · ridge · continental · volcanic · geological · cordillera · Sierra · massif
links
Things that connect
anchor · tow · padlock · heavy · rust · welded · forged · galvanized · coil · hardware
bondage
Involuntary subjugation to another
prisoner · captivity · confinement · oppression · liberation · shackles · binding · dungeon · escape · freedom
necklace
Neck-worn ornament
Cuban · rope · box · herringbone · Byzantine · charm · clasp · choker · locket · platinum
series
Ordered set of related items
custody · supply · food · daisy · causation · domino · succession · linked · cascade · progression
franchise
Licensed business operation
- storeRetail establishment
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- hotelCommercial lodging establishment
supermarket · outlet · brand · location · expansion · corporate · McDonald's · Starbucks · Walmart · branch
range
Extent of variation
Andes · Rockies · ridge · continental · volcanic · geological · cordillera · Sierra · massif · escarpment
Fleetwood Mac
British-American rock band
melody · chorus · groove · refrain · blues · gospel · Aretha Franklin · soul
Chainsfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · release · liberation · unshackling · emancipation
Chainsfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · emancipation · liberation · independence · autonomy
Chainsdisconnection
State of being severed
separation · fragmentation · gaps · breaks · isolation
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- chain letterSelf-replicating correspondence scheme
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- chain sawMotorized cutting tool
- key chainRing holding multiple openers
- gold chainLinked yellow metal jewelry
chain, chained, chaining, unchained, chainless, chainlike, enchain, enchained, enchaining