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degenerate
Noun
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a person who loses all moral values
He became a degenerate after becoming a junkie and losing his moral values.
Those drug addicts and degenerates on the street corner should not be allowed near children.
degenerate
Verb
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Degenerate is to break down, to crumble, erode.
She was a junkie and her health degenerated day by day.
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.