chains
chaynz
- n metal shackles; for hands or legs
- n a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- n (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
- n a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
- n (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
- n anything that acts as a restraint
- n a unit of length
- n British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
- n a series of hills or mountains
- n a linked or connected series of objects
- n a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
- v connect or arrange into a chain by linking
- v fasten or secure with chains
- McKinney told the court that the chains, fur-lined manacles, rope, chloroform and wedding trousseau complete with "pink feathers and see-through nighties" were all props for the .
- Big chains put new zip into a fusty trade Once upon a time book retailing was about as exciting as watching haircuts.
- With the world in a turmoil of liberation movements, what woman would want to be in chains? A lot of women, that's who, and so chains are among the hottest fashion accessories of .