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main

noun

1 main

Any very large body of (salt) water.

synonym: briny.

Roget 350: conduit, channel, duct, watercourse, race; head race, tail race; abito, aboideau, aboiteau [Fr.], bito; acequia, acequiador, acequiamadre; ... show more

Roget 341: sea, ocean, main, deep, brine, salt water, waves, billows, high seas, offing, great waters, watery waste, vasty deep;" wave, ... show more

Roget 260: hole, foramen; puncture, perforation; fontanel; transforation; pinhole, keyhole, loophole, porthole, peephole, mousehole, pigeonhole; eye of a needle; ... show more

2 main

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

Dutch: elektriciteitsnet, hoogspanningsnet, lichtleiding, lichtnet, stroomnet
Polish: magistrala

adjective

1 main

Most important element:
— The main doors were of solid glass.

synonyms: chief, master, primary, principal.

Roget 642: important; of importance etc. n.; momentous, material; to the point; not to be overlooked, not to be despised, not to be sneezed at; egregious; weighty etc. (influential) ... show more

Polish: główny, generalny, kapitalny

2 main

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.

synonym: independent.

3 main

Of force; of the greatest possible intensity.


Moby thesaurus: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Eurasia, Eurasian landmass, Europe, North America, South America, absolute, all-absorbing, arch, awful, banner, basic, big, big drink, biggest, blue, blue water ... show more.

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