Synonyms for chains
cha·ins

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1. chains

   Bonds may be of cord, leather, or any other substance that can bind; chains are of linked metal. Manacles and handcuffs are for the hands, fetters are primarily chains or jointed iron fastenings for the feet; gyves may be for either. A shackle is a metallic ring, clasp, or bracelet-like fastening for encircling and restraining a limb: commonly one of a pair, used either for hands or feet. Bonds, fetters, and chains are used in a general way for almost any form of restraint. Gyves is now wholly poetic, and the other words are mostly restricted to the literary style; handcuffs is the specific and irons the general term in popular usage; as, the prisoner was put in irons. Bonds, chains, and shackles are frequently used in the metaphorical sense.

   Synonyms:
   bondage, bonds, custody, durance, duress, fetter, gyves, handcuffs, imprisonment, irons, manacles, shackles

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1. irons, chainsnoun

   metal shackles; for hands or legs

   Synonyms:
   irons

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1. • Shackle

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1. List of paraphrases for "chains":

   strings, channels, chain, shackles, chaînes, ranges, padlock, cadenas, stations, string, padlocks, broadcasters, networks, fetters, lines, webs

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1. Bruce Aylward:

   You don't have control of Ebola until you know where all your transmission chains are and until your cases are coming from known contact lists, you always hear about disease detective work and that is what Ebola is about now.

2. Miao Wei:

   I hope Apple can expand its business in China, deepen its cooperation in research and development and industrial supply chains, and provide a convenient and secure user experience for Chinese consumers.

3. Chris Bowler:

   Plankton are much more than just food for the whales, although tiny, these organisms are a vital part of the Earth's life support system, providing half of the oxygen generated each year on Earth by photosynthesis and lying at the base of marine food chains on which all other ocean life depends.

4. Joe Biden:

   Putin's brutal and unprovoked war in Ukraine has further spotlighted the need to secure our critical supply chains so that our economy, our economic and our national security are not dependent on countries that don't share our values.

5. Paul Kolbe:

   Many Western companies, supply chains and their back office systems were run out of Ukraine, so there's a great deal of talent there.