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ADJECTIVE | 1 | main, chief, primary, principal | Most important element |
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2 | main, independent | Of a clause | |
3 | main | Of force | |
NOUN | 1 | main, briny | Any very large body of (salt) water |
2 | main | A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage |
Sounds | mey'n |
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Rhymes | abstain, again, airplane, and 116 more rhymes in eyn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Most important element. |
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Examples | "the main doors were of solid glass" |
Synonyms | chief, primary, principal |
Similar to | important, of import |
Meaning | Of a clause. Able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence. |
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Examples | "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" |
Synonyms | independent |
Category | grammar |
Contrary | dependent, subordinate |
Meaning | Of force. Of the greatest possible intensity. |
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Examples | "by main strength" |
Similar to | intense |
Meaning | Any very large body of (salt) water. |
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Synonyms | briny |
Part of | hydrosphere |
Parts | high sea, international waters; offing; territorial waters |
Broader | body of water, water |
Meaning | A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage. |
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Part of | infrastructure, base |
Narrower | electric main; gas main; sewer main, sewer line; water main |
Broader | pipe, pipage, piping |