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Word entry · 5 letters

chain

Best crossword clue

"Metal links"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈt͡ʃeɪn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted achinStarts with CEnds with N4 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. fasten or secure with chains

Word origin

From Middle English cheyne, chaine, from Old French chaine, chaene (“chain”), from Latin catēna (“chain”), from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to braid, twist; hut, shed”). Doublet of catena. Displaced native Middle English rakil and rakent (from Old English racente (“chain”)); see rackan.

Used in a sentence

  • He wore a gold chain around the neck.
  • The anchor is connected to the boat with a 100-metre long chain.
  • a chain of mountains

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01Metal links5 letters
02Series of links5 letters
03Series of metal links5 letters
04Linked series5 letters

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