ˈt͡ʃeɪn ˈt͡ʃeɪn kɑn.ˌkæt.ɪ.ˈneɪ.ʃən ɹeɪndʒ stɹɪŋ fasten or secure with chains Chain the chairs together connect or arrange into a chain by linking a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament a necklace made by 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 a unit of length