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Meaning
Adj
●
Of
chief
or
leading
importance
;
prime
, principal.
●
Chief, most important, or
principal
in
extent
,
size
, or
strength
;
consisting of
the
largest
part.
●
Full,
sheer
, undivided.
●
Big; angry.
●
In Nautical:
Belonging to or
connected
with the
principal
mast
in a vessel.
●
Great in
size
or
degree
; important,
powerful
, strong, vast.
Adv
●
In British English:
Exceedingly,
extremely
,
greatly
,
mightily
, very, very much.
Verb
●
Short for
mainline
(“to
inject
(a
drug
)
directly
into a vein”).
●
In Gaming:
To
mainly
play
a specific
character
or
side
, or with specific
equipment
, during a game.
●
To
convert
(
a road
) into a main or
primary
road
.
Noun
●
That which is
chief
or
principal
; the
chief
or main
portion
; the
bulk
, the
greater
part, gross.
●
In Video games:
That which is
chief
or
principal
; the
chief
or main
portion
; the
bulk
, the
greater
part, gross.
The
primary
character
that one
plays
in a
video game
in
which one
can
play
more than one
character
.
●
A large
cable
or
pipe
providing
utility
service to an area or a
building
, such as a
water main
or
electric
main.
●
Short for
main course
(“the
principal
dish
of a meal”).
●
The high seas.
●
In American English:
The mainland.
●
In Nautical:
Short for mainsail.
●
Force, power,
strength
,
violent
effort.
●
In Gaming:
A
hand
or
match
in
a game
of dice.
●
In Gaming:
The
largest
throw in
a
match
at
dice
;
in the game
of
hazard
, a number from one to
nine
called out
by a person before the
dice
are
throw
n.
●
In Gaming:
A
stake
played
for at dice.
●
In Gaming & Sports:
A
sporting
contest
or
match
, especially a
cockfighting
match
.
●
A banker's
shovel
for coins.
●
A
basket
for
gathering
grapes.
●
Ellipsis of Main Street (“
main street
”).: A
central
street
of a community
Name
●
A
river
in
southern
Germany,
flowing
from Bavaria to the Rhine.
●
A
river
in Northern Ireland,
flowing
into Lough Neagh.
●
A surname.
●
Ellipsis of Main Street.: A
street
named
"Main Street".
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
main
English
main
Middle English (1100-1500)
mægen
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Largest
Very
Principal
Power
Principals
Strength
Antonyms
Alt
Related
Primary
Biggest
Sole
Major
Central
Strongest
Favourite
Core
Current
Key
Favorite
Original
Largest
Basic
Secondary
Ultimate
Foremost
Significant
Final
Weakest
Important
Dominant
Newest
Initial
Fundamental
Premier
Vital
Station
Entire
Source
Best
Predominant
Essential
Pipe
General
Crucial
Fav
Lead
Following
Second
Common
Entrance
Root
Grand
Define
Component
Gate
Purpose
Motive
Cable
New
Line
Pump
Sustain
Focal
Oldest
Obtain
Prominent
Chamber
Support
Easiest
Focal Point
More
Rhymes
Cane
Fane
Sane
Mane
Sain
Vain
Dane
Pane
Wane
Vane
Lain
Rein
Kane
Vein
Fain
Gain
Bain
Jane
Main
Bane
Jane
Wain
Lane
Pain
Rain
Crane
Amain
Thane
Reign
Seine
Wayne
Plane
Spain
Shane
Chain
Feign
Brane
Paine
Grain
Brain
Inane
Again
Swain
Drane
Slane
Deign
Stane
Drain
Maine
Slain
Twain
Plain
Skein
Stain
Train
Crain
Insane
Attain
Ordain
Belain
Domain
Urbane
Obtain
Atwain
Mcbain
Strain
Alkane
Arcane
Retain
Detain
Remain
Elaine
Regain
Blaine
Humane
Fusain
Sprain
Klaine
Sustain
Terrain
Pertain
Ingrain
Abstain
Chicane
Abthane
Demesne
Moraine
Unchain
Entrain
Astrain
Arraign
Ukraine
Profane
Refrain
Contain
Cocaine
Macbain
Detrain
Explain
Retrain
Enplane
Mundane
Restain
Germane
Bahrain
Romaine
Eucaine
Disdain
Inhumane
Complain
Restrain
Montseny
Overlain
Marocain
Maintain
Campaign
Ptomaine
Lorraine
Distrain
Champaign
Entertain
Underlain
Aquitaine
Mansplain
Constrain
Ascertain
Appertain
Champagne
Withstrain
Pertaining
Legerdemain
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