chain in English: A line of metal rings joined one to the next. (noun)

Translation

A line of metal rings joined one to the next.

Word origin

From Old French chaeine, from Latin catena, a chain. The Latin root still shows in words about things linked in a line.

Gender

Pluralchains

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A "chain" is strong because the rings hold each other.

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A small "chain" can be jewellery.

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A "chain" of shops is a group of shops with the same owner.

lock

To close a door or box with a key so no one else can open it.

strong

Having a lot of power in the body, or hard to break.

hold

To have something in your hands or arms and keep it there.

line

A long thin mark, or a row of people or things one behind the other.

iron

A heavy tool with a flat bottom that you heat and push over clothes to make them smooth; also the hard grey metal it is made from.

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