The chain of crimes are thought to have been committed by the same man.
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Chain
/ˈt͡ʃeɪn/
Synonyms for "chain" (435 found)
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Closest matches (87)
accoupleaccumulateaccumulativeadditiveadditoryagglutinatealpsalps on alpsalternationamassanchorandesandironankletarmletarmoryarrayarrestarticulatearticulation
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assembleassociateatomic clusterbadgebadge of officebadgesbandbandagebanglebankbatonbattenbatten downbe continuousbeadbeadsbearing reinbelaybeltbendbenzene ringbijoubilbobindbind upbitblazonrybondbondsbracebraceletbracketbrakebranched chainbrassardbreastpinbridgebridge overbridlebroochbundlebuttonbuzzcablecamisolecap and gowncartelcatenacatenatecatenationcaucasuscementchain of officechain reactionchainingchainschapletcharmchatelainecheckcheckreinchockcinch
Strong matches (131)
circleclap togetherclass ringclichedclogclosed chaincoal tongscockadecollarcollectcombinationcombinecommonplacecompasscompound radicalcompriseconcatenateconcatenationconfineconfinement
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conglobulateconglomerateconjoinconjugateconnectconnect upconnectionconsecutioncontinuatecontinuecontinuumcontrolcopulatecordilleracoronetcountercheckcouplecoursecovercranecrookcrosscrowncuffscumulativecurbcurb bitcycledamperdecorationdescentdiademdo updoorstopdragdrag saildressdrift anchordrift saildroguedroneeagleearringemblememblemsembraceenchainencompassendless beltendless roundensignensignsentrammelfascesfastenfasten downfastenerfetterfettersfigureheadfilefiliationfire hookfire tongsfiredogfleur-de-lisflywheel effectfobform a seriesgaggamutgathergaugegemgirdgirdlegirtgirthgluegradationgrategratinggridgriddlegridirongrillgrillergroupgyvegyveshackneyedhalterhammer and sicklehamperhandcuffhandcuffsheraldryheterocyclehimalayashobblehobbleshog tiehog-tieholdbackhomocycle
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (217)
hopplehoppleshumincludeindian fileinsigniaironsjeweljoinkekule formulakilometerknotlacelacinglapel pinlashlatticelay togetherleadleading strings
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leagueleashlifterlimitlinelineagelinkliverylocketlump togethermacemaintain continuitymake fastmake securemake suremanaclemantlemarkingmarkingsmarrymarshalmartingalemassmassifmeasuremedalmergemobilizemoleculemonotonemoormortarboardmountain rangemuzzlenecklacenexusnose ringold hatold school tieorderoregon boatpairpegpeg downpelhampendulumperiodicitypicketpiece togetherpillorypinpin downpinionplenumpokerpoolpothookpowder trainprecious stoneprocessionprogressionput in ironsput togetherqueueradicalrangerankrecurrenceregaliareinsrestrainrestraintrestraintsrestrictreticulationrhinestoneringrockiesroll into oneroperoserotationroundroutinerowrunrun onsalamanderscaleschool ringscotchsea anchorsecuresequelsequenceseriessetshackleshamrockshopwornside chainsierrasigillographysimple radicalsingle fileskull and crossbonessnafflesolderspace-latticespanspectrumsphragisticsspitsplicespokestaffstakestalestaystereotypedstick togetherstickpinstocksstonestopstraight chainstraightjacketstrait-waistcoatstraitjacketstrangleholdstrapstreamstringstring togethersuccessionsuitesummativeswaddleswastikaswathswathesymbolsyndicatetake intapetartantetherthistlethreadtiaratietie downtie uptiertissuetongstorquetraintrammeltrammelstripodtritetrivettrusstrustturnspittwice-tolduniformunifyunitevergewampumwandweldwindrowwirewrapwrap upwristbandwristletyoke
Noun(15 words)
Verb(1 words)
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28 entriesShowing 16 of 28 words.
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12 entriesanchor chainbike chaindelivery chainfetterfinite chaininfinite chaininterconnectinterlinkproduction chainsecurity chainshacklesupply chain
Collocations
8 entriesanchor chainbike chainchain linkchain mailchain of custodychain reactionchain restaurantsupply chain
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
31 total sentences available.
A chain of events led to the outbreak of the war.
Source: tatoeba (27178)
The large chain store created a new branch.
Source: tatoeba (45514)
The dog should be on a chain.
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