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characteristic
Noun
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A characteristic of something is a typical feature.
Good hearing is one characteristic of dogs.
characteristic
Adjective
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A thing has a characteristic trait if it is typical for its group.
Red is a characteristic color of a rose.
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.