chains

Noun

Meaning

metal shackles; for hands or legs

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fetter serfdom iron bond imprisonment captivity servitude irons bondage enslavement handcuff thrall shackle manacle branding iron

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Antonyms

hardware manumission

Hypernyms

trammel bond hamper shackle

Phrases with the word

island chains chains constraint golden chains be put in chains paper chains put in chains

Anagrams

Cashin Chinas Cishan Sachin Chasin

Examples

It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire

I have many deep thoughts in God, but I take my own measure, lest I perish by boasting... For I myself, though I am in chains and can comprehend heavenly things, the ranks of the angels and the hierarchy of principalities, things visible and invisible, for all this I am not yet a disciple. Ignatius of Antioch

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. Samuel Johnson

There are more chains than mad dogs. Lower Austria Proverb

Chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron. English Proverb

An old dog can't get used to chains. Russian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

chainon chainplate chainring chains constraint chainsaw chainsaw consultant