main

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main

The main road leads through the center of town.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Most important; primary: Refers to the principal or most significant element in a group or system.
    • Of the greatest possible intensity: Used to describe force or strength exerted to the fullest extent.
    • (Grammar) Independent: Describes a clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence.

  2. Noun:

    • A principal pipe or cable: A large pipe or conduit in a utility system for distributing water, gas, or electricity, or for collecting sewage.
    • (Archaic/Poetic) The open sea: A vast expanse of ocean.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • The main reason for his success was hard work.
    • They lifted the heavy box by main force.
    • In the sentence "I left early because I was tired," "I left early" is the main clause.

  • Noun:

    • The water main burst, flooding the street.
    • The brave sailor ventured far into the main.
Advanced Usage
  • In the main: For the most part; on the whole.
    • The proposals were, in the main, accepted by the committee.
  • With might and main: With all one's strength or power.
    • They pulled on the rope with might and main.
Variants and Related Words
  • Mainly (adverb): For the most part; chiefly.
    • The audience consisted mainly of students.
  • Mainland (noun): The principal landmass of a country or continent, excluding islands.
    • They took a ferry from the island to the mainland.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Chief, principal, primary, central, foremost, paramount.
  • Noun: Conduit, pipe, duct, channel.
Related Phrases
  • Main course: The primary dish of a meal.
    • For the main course, we had roast chicken.
  • Main event: The most important event in a series or competition.
    • The championship fight was the main event of the evening.
Idioms
  • Have an eye to the main chance: To be focused on securing a profit or advantage for oneself.
    • In all his dealings, he always had an eye to the main chance.
main

The main road leads through the center of town.

Adjective
  1. of force; of the greatest possible intensity
    • by main strength
  2. (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
  3. 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
Noun
  1. a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
  2. any very large body of (salt) water

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