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All chains synonyms

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noun chains

  • pinion — the distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges.
  • bondage — Bondage is the condition of being someone's property and having to work for them.
  • subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
  • serfage — a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
  • servitude — slavery or bondage of any kind: political or intellectual servitude.
  • straitjacket — a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
  • bilboes — a long iron bar with two sliding shackles, formerly used to confine the ankles of a prisoner
  • handcuffs — a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
  • backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
  • restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
  • fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
  • wristlet — a band worn around the wrist, especially to protect it from cold.
  • helotry — serfdom; slavery.
  • handcuff — a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
  • vassalage — the state or condition of a vassal.
  • peonage — the condition or service of a peon.
  • subjection — the act of subjecting.
  • rigging — the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
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