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. |
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. |
Watch
(v. i.) The act of watching |
Watch
(v. i.) One who watches, or those who watch |
Watch
(v. i.) The post or office of a watchman |
Watch
(v. i.) The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard |
Watch
(v. i.) A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring. |
Watch
(n.) An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch. |
Watch
(n.) That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch. |
Watch
(v. i.) To be awake |
Watch
(v. i.) To be attentive or vigilant |
Watch
(v. i.) To be expectant |
Watch
(v. i.) To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant |
Watch
(v. i.) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place |
Watch
(v. t.) To give heed to |
Watch
(v. t.) To tend |
watch
vigil | a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe |
listening watch
continuous receiver watch | a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch |
| vigil watch | the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) |
| watch night | a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve) |
chain pickerel
chain pike
Esox niger | common in quiet waters of eastern United States |
| analog watch | a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial |
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 |
| 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 |
crystal
watch crystal
watch glass | a protective cover that protects the face of a watch |
| daisy chain | flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems, worn by students on class day at some schools |
| digital watch | a watch with a digital display |
| 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 |
| fob watch pocket | a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch |
hunter
hunting watch | a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal |
| paper chain | a chain made of loops of colored paper, used to decorate a room |
| pendulum watch | (th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it |
| pocket watch | a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket |
| 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) |
stopwatch
stop watch | a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race) |
tire chain
snow chain | chain attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow |
watch
ticker | a small portable timepiece |
watchband
watchstrap
wristband watch bracelet
bracelet | a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist |
| watch cap | a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather |
| watch case | the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed |
| watch glass | laboratory glassware, a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker |
| watch key | winder consisting of a key with a square hole, used for winding some watches |
wristwatch
wrist watch | a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist |
| chain letter | a letter that is sent successively to several people |
| watch fire | a fire lighted at night as a signal |
| 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 |
| retail chain | a chain of retail stores |
day shift
day watch | workers who work during the day (as a.m. to p.m.) |