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chain
Noun
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A chain is a series of round pieces of material joined together to make a line.
He got her a gold chain necklace for her birthday.
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A series of interconnected things.
This led to an unfortunate chain of events.
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A chain of stores is a group of stores that all have the same name, such as McDonald's restaurants or GAP clothing stores.
chain
Verb
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If you chain things together, you connect them in a line.
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If you chain A to B, you connect A to B with a chain.
The dog was chained to the tree.
blade
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noun
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
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noun
something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
a blade of lint on his suit
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noun
a dashing young man
gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures
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noun
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
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noun
a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
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noun
a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
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noun
the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
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noun
flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
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noun
the part of the skate that slides on the ice