mainOverview of noun main(no senses from tagged texts) 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) Overview of adj main1. chief, main, primary, principal, master -- (most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch")2. independent, 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") 3. main -- (of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength") Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |