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log
Noun
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A log is a piece of wood that is long and round that has been cut off a tree.
We need another log to make a nice big fire.
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A log is a place where people or computer programs write things when they happen, and they write the date (and maybe the time) every time they write something.
We need to keep a log of everyone going into and out of this building.
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In mathematics, a log is a logarithm.
log
Verb
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When people log a forest, they cut down the trees to make logs.
This was a forest here, but it was logged a few years ago.
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When someone logs something, they write it in a log book.
Make sure you log that so we'll remember what time it happened.
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.