main

adjective

  1. 1

    (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

  2. 2

    most important element

    the chief aim of living

    the main doors were of solid glass

  3. 3

    of force; of the greatest possible intensity

    by main strength

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    any very large body of (salt) water

Synonyms

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