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Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out..

Continent :: Continent (a.) One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America..

Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain..

Irony :: Irony (a.) Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles..

Chain :: 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..

Carcanet :: Carcanet (n.) A jeweled chain, necklace, or collar..

Sufflaminate :: Sufflaminate (v. t.) To retard the motion of, as a carriage, by preventing one or more of its wheels from revolving, either by means of a chain or otherwise..

Soam :: Soam (n.) A chain by which a leading horse draws a plow.

Break :: Break (v. t.) To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock..

Gyve :: Gyve (v. t.) To fetter; to shackle; to chain.

Trace :: Trace (n.) One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug..

Enfetter :: Enfetter (v. t.) To bind in fetters; to enchain.

Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish..

Enchain :: Enchain (v. t.) To link together; to connect.

Gunter''s Scale :: Gunter's scale () A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who invented also Gunter's chain, and Gunter's quadrant..

Torulaform :: Torulaform (a.) Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci..

Chausses :: Chausses (n. pl.) The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the waist, worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages; applied also to the armor for the same parts, when fixible, as of chain mail..

Martingal :: Martingal (n.) A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself..

Moor :: Moor (v. t.) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf..

Unfetter :: Unfetter (v. t.) To loose from fetters or from restraint; to unchain; to unshackle; to liberate; as, to unfetter the mind..

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