main
IPA: mˈeɪn
noun
- That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
- (video games) 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.
- (now poetic) The high seas.
- (now archaic, US dialectal) The mainland.
- (obsolete, except in might and main) Force, power, strength, violent effort.
- (obsolete, gaming) A hand or match in a game of dice.
- (obsolete, 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 thrown.
- (obsolete, gaming) A stake played for at dice.
- (obsolete, gaming, sports) A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.
- A banker's shovel for coins.
- (obsolete, rare) A basket for gathering grapes.
- A river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine.
- A river in Northern Ireland, flowing into Lough Neagh.
- A surname.
- (informal) Short for main course (“the principal dish of a meal”). [The main serving or dish of a meal, usually cooked.]
- (nautical) Short for mainsail. [(nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.]
- Ellipsis of Main Street.: A street named "Main Street". [The generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.]
- Ellipsis of Main Street (“main street”).: A central street of a community [The generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.]
verb
- (transitive, gaming) To mainly play a specific character or side, or with specific equipment, during a game.
- (obsolete) To convert (a road) into a main or primary road.
- (transitive, slang) Short for mainline (“to inject (a drug) directly into a vein”). [(slang) To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.]
adjective
- Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
- (archaic, of force, strength, etc.) Full, sheer, undivided.
- (dialectal) Big; angry.
- (nautical) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
- (obsolete) Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.
adverb
- (Britain, dialectal) Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.
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Examples of "main" in Sentences
- The major nights are the main felicity.
- He is the primary nemesis of the main character.
- The main one is the claim in the lead that he's the best ever.
- Rivington and Bleak Hill are the main primary schools in the area.
- Their best expertise and the main income of the Pagans was piracy.
- Farming is the main source of income of the majority of the people.
- For the majority of the game, Arthur Dent is the main player character.
- The ability of the Drum Major is the main condition for the appointment.
- The lower level concourse is the major one, leading to the main grandstand.
- At this point, the major ones will be presented in the main Dyslexia article.
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