Chain: alternatives and connections

To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle.

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That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or…

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To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

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The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.

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To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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Fixed; solidified.

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The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

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Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.

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A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.

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The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, phy…

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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as,…

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A single thing or person.

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A chain or series of things connected with each other.

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An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used ad…

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A little pocket for a watch.

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The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale.

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To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

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A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada.

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To link together; to unite in a series or chain, as things depending on one another.

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To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain.

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To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain.

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Consisting of little links or chains.

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Consisting of little links or chains.

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A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting on cranks or levers.

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A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm.

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An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.

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One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist.

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A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or na…

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A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

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A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.

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A single movement from one foot to the other in walking; a step.

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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

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A rod; a stick; a staff.

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A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.

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To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.

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One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed.

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A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larg…

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To free from chains or slavery; to let loose.

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To free from chains or slavery; to let loose.

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