“main”

Definitions

• adjective

  most important element

  Synonyms: chief, primary, principal, master, africa, antarctica, asia, australia, eurasia, europe, absolute, arch

  • Example:“the chief aim of living”
  • Example:“The main doors were of solid glass.”

• adjective

  (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

  Synonyms: independent

  • Example:“The main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb.”

• adjective

  of force; of the greatest possible intensity

  • Example:“by main strength”

• noun

  any very large body of (salt) water

  Synonyms: briny

• noun

  a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage