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1. (adj.) main
chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading.
2. main
syntactically independent.
3. main
pertaining to or connected to a mainmast or mainsail.
4. main
sheer; utmost:
by main strength.
5. main
Obs. of or pertaining to a broad expanse:
main sea.
6. (n.) main
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
7. main
physical strength or force:
might and main.
8. main
the chief part or point:
in the main, a good plan.
9. main
the open ocean:
the bounding main.
10. (n.) Main
a river in central Germany, flowing W from N Bavaria into the Rhine at Mainz. 305 mi. (490 km) long.
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1. (noun) main, briny
any very large body of (salt) water
2. (adj) main
a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
3. (adj) chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)
most important element
"the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
4. (adj) independent, main(a)
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
"the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
5. (adj) main(a)
of force; of the greatest possible intensity
"by main strength"
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1. (adjective) main
most important or most used
the main highway into the city; his main source of income; the main reason for doing sth
2. main
the main thing
indicates what is important
The main thing is that we can prevent it from happening again.
3. (noun) main
a large pipe for water or gas
a burst water main
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1. (adj) main
very or extremely strong
2. (adj) main
vast; huge
3. (adj) main
unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer
4. (adj) main
principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc
5. (adj) main
important; necessary
6. (adj) main
very; extremely; as, main heavy
7. (noun) main
a hand or match at dice
8. (noun) main
a stake played for at dice
9. (noun) main
the largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard
10. (noun) main
a match at cockfighting
11. (noun) main
a main-hamper
12. main
strength; force; might; violent effort
13. main
the chief or principal part; the main or most important thing
14. main
the great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean
15. main
the continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland
16. main
principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire main
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Sense: chief, principal or most important
the main purpose; the main character in the story.
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 Afrikaans: hoof |
 Arabic: رَئيسي |
 Bulgarian: главен |
 Brazilian: principal |
 Czech: hlavní |
 German: Haupt-... |
 Danish: hoved- |
 Greek: κύριος, κυριότερος |
 Spanish: principal |
 Estonian: pea- |
 Farsi: اصلی |
 Finnish: pää- |
 French: principal |
 Hebrew: עִיקָרִי |
 Hindi: प्रमुख, कुल मिलाकर |
 Croatian: glavni |
 Hungarian: fő |
 Indonesian: utama |
 Icelandic: aðal-, megin- |
 Italian: principale |
 Japanese: 主な |
 Korean: 주된, 가장 중요한 |
 Lithuanian: pagrindinis, svarbiausias |
 Latvian: galvenais |
 Malay: utama |
 Dutch: hoofd- |
 Norwegian: hoved- |
 Polish: główny, przeważnie |
 Persian: اصلی |
 Pashto: مهم،اصلى |
 Portuguese: principal |
 Romanian: principal |
 Russian: основной, главный |
 Slovak: hlavný |
 Slovenian: glaven |
 Serbian: glavni |
 Swedish: huvudsaklig, viktigast, h |
 Thai: สำคัญที่สุด |
 Turkish: temel, ana |
 Taiwanese: 主要的 |
 Ukrainian: головний |
 Urdu: اہم |
 Vietnamese: chính; quan trọng nhất |
 Chinese: 主要的 |
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