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Definition of chain : 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc.
2. A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.
3. An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land.
4. Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead- eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
5. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit.
6. The warp threads of a web.
7. To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog.
8. To keep in slavery; to enslave.
9. To measure with the chain.
10. To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor.
11. To unite closely and strongly.

Synonyms:

strand, free, round, ring, column, limitation, avalanche, catenation, crimp, scale, big business, catena, balk, inhibition, deterrent, appraise, crossbar, stumbling block, jewel, suite, drag, constraint, run, pillion, nexus, kitchen range, leash, stop, domino effect, atom, mountain chain, holdback, jewellery, account, agency, formation, alpha particle, balloon mortgage, do up, blockbusting, bowed stringed instrument, ligature, blue chip, range of mountains, confines, gold, conjugal visit, chains, novelty, cramp, fibril, base, chemical chain, grasp, fetters, streak, shackle, closing, semicircle, cordon, let, circle, rash, gyve, Sir Ernst Boris Chain, drawing string, shackles, caravan, file, atomic weight, boundary, scope, embarrassment, bath, compass, orbit, iron, hurdle, flow, chain reaction, trammel, building society, limit, obstacle, bling, atomic mass, handcuff, process, fetter, hindrance, connection, image, cord, bauble, restriction, cation, affiliate, chain of mountains, hamper, restraint, stove, hamstring, obstruction, tie up, handlebars, wedge, safety belt, carrier, jewelry, kickstand, compound, range, acquisition, trinket, kitchen stove, saddle, bar, cooking stove, the biz, leg irons, cosmic string, drawstring, block, manacle, impediment, cuff, reach, mudguard, hog-tie, irons, interference, antiparticle, cable, phalanx, check, appraisal, rubber band, filament, bracelet, clog, proceedings, row, holder, atomic, pedal, hunger strike, ambit, help, necklace, dynamo, crocodile, handicap, control, anion, treasure, bridge loan, range of a function, mountain range, pattern, BR, atomic number, rope, parade, Ernst Boris Chain, hobble, lights out

fasten (part of speech: verb)

fasten, weave, baste, knit, lash, connect, zip, couple, tether, plait, sew, bind

market (part of speech: noun)

fair, warehouse, office, market, stock exchange, depot, bazaar, market place, emporium, bureau, mart, counter, establishment, convenience store, stall, store, supermarket, department store, shop, grocery, exchange

sequence (part of speech: verb)

linkage, consecution, consecutiveness, arrangement, consequence, series, line, array, legacy, lineage, arrange, progression, train, subsequence, concatenate, course, sort, align, sequence, follow, sequel, rank, succession, queue, gamut, progress, procession, concatenation, succeed, order

fastener (part of speech: noun)

hasp, cotter, brace, knitting, stay, anchor, bracket, nail, glue, hinge, spike, vinculum, lace, hitch, snap, tie, link, belt, paste, grapnel, hook, cincture, medium, coupling, stitch, fastening, middleman, guy, clinch, fuse, rivet, staple, thread, suture, cleat, connector, string, band, agent, cinch, buckle, weld, seal, pin, catch, braid, lock, clasp, twine, hawser, rabbet, binding, ligament, clip, mediator, brad, clamp, fastener, latch, bonding, splice, zipper, closure, binder, bolt, skewer, tack, strap, knot, mucilage, bond, vise, button, go-between, cement

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