a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
anything that acts as a restraint
a linked or connected series of objects; "a chain of daisies"
(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
a unit of length
fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"
connect or arrange into a chain by
CRAVAT
neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
TIE
form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"
finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"