Brequet chain
() A watch-guard. |
Chain
(n.) A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. |
Chain
(n.) That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain |
Chain
(n.) A series of things linked together |
Chain
(n.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land. |
Chain
(n.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds |
Chain
(n.) The warp threads of a web. |
Chain
(v. t.) To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain |
Chain
(v. t.) To keep in slavery |
Chain
(v. t.) To unite closely and strongly. |
Chain
(v. t.) To measure with the chain. |
Chain
(v. t.) To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor. |
Chain pump
() A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge. |
Chain stitch
() An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain |
Chain stitch
() A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work |
Chain wheel
() A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel. |
Chain wheel
() An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water. |
Gunter's chain
() The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale. |
Roller
(n.) One who, or that which, rolls |
Roller
(n.) A bandage |
Roller
(n.) One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather. |
Roller
(n.) A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder |
Roller
(n.) A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them. |
Roller
(n.) A long cylinder on which something is rolled up |
Roller
(n.) A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc. |
Roller
(n.) ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves |
Roller
(n.) Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight. |
Roller
(n.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae. |
Sheet chain
() A chain sheet cable. |
Top-chain
(n.) A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away. |
| roller | a grounder that rolls along the infield |
| roller skating | skating on wheels |
roller tumbler
tumbler pigeon | pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground |
| roller | Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight, related to kingfishers |
European roller
Coracias garrulus | common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back |
| ground roller | Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms |
leaf roller
leafoller | moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk |
chain pickerel
chain pike
Esox niger | common in quiet waters of eastern United States |
anchor chain
anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
atomic pile
atomic reactor
pile
chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
| ball and chain | heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain |
ball bearing
needle bearing
roller bearing | bearings containing small metal balls |
| bicycle chain | a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle |
| chain | a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament |
| chain string strand | a necklace made by a stringing objects together, a string of beads, a strand of pearls, |
| chain | anything that acts as a restraint |
| chain | a linked or connected series of objects, a chain of daisies |
chain mail
ring mail
mail
chain armor
chain armour
ring armor
ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings |
| chain printer | an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain |
chain saw
chainsaw | portable power saw, teeth linked to form an endless chain |
| chain stitch | a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain, used in embroidery and in sewing |
| chain stitch | the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop |
| chain store | one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise |
| chain tongs | a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes, an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe |
| chain wrench | another name for chain tongs |
curler
hair curler
roller crimper | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it, a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight |
| daisy chain | flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems, worn by students on class day at some schools |
| flower chain | flowers strung together in a chain |
fob
watch chain
watch guard | short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest |
| garden roller | heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns |
irons
chains | metal shackles, for hands or legs |
| paint roller | a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint |
| paper chain | a chain made of loops of colored paper, used to decorate a room |
| pull chain | a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet) |
rock bit
roller bit | a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers |
| roller | a cylinder that revolves |
| roller | a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) |
| roller bandage | bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application |
| roller blind | a window shade that rolls up out of the way |
roller coaster
big dipper
chute-thehute | elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) |
| roller skate | a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole |
| roller towel | a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller |
steamroller
road roller | vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements |
tire chain
snow chain | chain attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow |
| chain letter | a letter that is sent successively to several people |
roller
roll rolling wave | a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore |
| chain | (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership |
| apparel chain | a chain of clothing stores |
| discount chain | a chain of discount stores |
| restaurant chain | a chain of restaurants |