Dictionary Check: main

"main" is a valid word!

Scrabble 6 points
Words with Friends 8 points

Definition

adjective

most important element

Example: "the chief aim of living"
adjective

(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

Example: "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
Synonyms:
adjective

of force; of the greatest possible intensity

Example: "by main strength"
noun

any very large body of (salt) water

Synonyms:
noun

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

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