Collocations for chain - noun

heavy
thin
gold, silver
She wore a long gold chain around her neck.

rusty
bicycle
key
daisy, paper

length

pull, pull at, yank, yank at

clank

mail (= protective covering made of chains)

in chains
The prisoner was led away in chains.

off sb's/the chain
Let the dog off its chain.

on a/the chain
They kept the dog on a chain all day long.

a chain of office (BrE)
The mayor was wearing his chain of office.

a chain on the door
Put the chain on the door before you go to bed.

a link in the chain
Our suppliers are the weakest link in the chain.

island, mountain
human

form
The people formed a human chain to pass the supplies up the beach.

chain of
a chain of volcanic islands

big, large, major
small
fast-food, grocery (esp. AmE), hotel, restaurant, retail, supermarket, etc.

store

chain of
a chain of department stores

part of a chain
This hotel is part of a large chain.

long
complex
the complex chain of events that led to the war

unbroken
He is the latest in an unbroken chain of entertainers.

causal
food, supply
efforts to ensure that dioxins do not enter the food chain

break

reaction
letter

a chain of command (= a system by which instructions are passed from one person to another)
a chain of events