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English adjective: main | |||
| 1. | main most important element | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | chief, master, primary, principal | ||
| Similar | important, of import | ||
| Antonyms | unimportant | ||
| 2. | main (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence | ||
| Samples | The main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb. | ||
| Synonyms | independent | ||
| Domain category | grammar | ||
| Antonyms | dependent, subordinate | ||
| 3. | main of force; of the greatest possible intensity | ||
| Samples | By main strength. | ||
| Similar | intense | ||
| Antonyms | mild | ||
English noun: main | |||
| 1. | main (object) any very large body of (salt) water | ||
| Synonyms | briny | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body of water, water | ||
| Part holonym | high sea, international waters, offing, territorial waters | ||
| Part meronym | hydrosphere | ||
| 2. | main (artifact) a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pipage, pipe, piping | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | electric main, gas main, sewer line, sewer main, water main | ||
| Part meronym | base, infrastructure | ||
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