Hypernyms for "chain"
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anchor chain
anchor rope
apparel chain
bicycle chain
catena
chatelaine
closed chain
concatenate
daisy chain
discount chain
engineer''s chain
fob
Gunter''s chain
long chain
long-chain molecule
nautical chain
open chain
paper chain
pull chain
restaurant chain
retail chain
ring
snow chain
tire chain
watch chain
watch guard
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.