n. | 1. | A hand or match at dice. | |||||||||
2. | A stake played for at dice. | ||||||||||
3. | The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard. | ||||||||||
4. | A match at cockfighting. | ||||||||||
5. | A main-hamper. | ||||||||||
1. | Strength; force; might; violent effort. | ||||||||||
2. | The chief or principal part; the main or most important thing. | ||||||||||
3. | (Engin.) The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean.
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a. | 1. | Very or extremely strong. | |||||||||
2. | Vast; huge. | ||||||||||
3. | Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer. | ||||||||||
4. | Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.; | ||||||||||
5. | Important; necessary.
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adv. | 1. | Very; extremely; |
Noun | 1. | main - any very large body of (salt) water Synonyms: briny |
2. | main - a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage | |
Adj. | 1. | main - 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" |
2. | main - of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" Synonyms: independent Antonyms: dependent, subordinate - of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" | |
3. | main - of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength" |