Commentary: CHAIN[+relation][+series][+dependent][+events/+things]
Examples:
The toxins in the water work their way up the food chain.
This was an unforeseen chain of events.
John threw away the chain letter that arrived in the mail.
The police have been studying a chain of robberies on the south side of town.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: CHAIN[+substance][+chemical][+unit][+linked]
Examples:
The hydrogen and carbon atoms form long chains in these organic compounds.
Do sugars contain stable molecular chains?
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: CHAIN[+artifact][+linked][+tool][+transmission/+restraint/+support/+measurement]
Examples:
You aren't allowed on this highway in the winter without chains on your tires.
Those toilets use a button rather than a pull chain.
He measured the property with an engineer's chain.
The prisoner escaped with chains still dragging from his ankles.
Their economy finally broke free from the chains of inflation and unemployment. (figurative)
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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1c-1
Commentary: CHAIN[+collection][+business][+similar]
Examples:
Mary dislikes eating at that fast-food chain.
Bill's uncle owns a chain of grocery stores down south.
The big discount chains have undercut many small businesses.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: CHAIN[+artifact][+linked][+jewelry][+necklace/+bracelet]
Examples:
He gave her a gold chain with a jade pendant.
My grandfather's watch chain was made of 24-karat gold.
The children made daisy chains to wear as bracelets.
Sally doesn't like guys who wear gold chains and unbuttoned shirts.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10
Commentary: CHAIN[+formation][+geological][+series]
Examples:
It's a chain of peaks that is part of the Rocky Mountains.
They crossed several mountain chains in their covered wagons.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8
Commentary: CHAIN[+quantity][+length][+unit][+nautical/+engineering]
Examples:
He estimated their lot was six chains in length.
A nautical chain is fifteen feet in length.
The surveyor used a chain to measure the property.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: CHAIN[+action][+dance][+configuration]
Examples:
The dancers formed a chain during the quadrille.
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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2e
Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)
Examples:
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