Main - Definition

adj 1: 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"
[syn: chief(a), main(a), primary(a),
principal(a), master(a)]
2: (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" [syn:
independent, main(a)] [ant: dependent, subordinate]
3: of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main
strength"
n 1: any very large body of (salt) water [syn: main, briny]
2: a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or
electricity or that collects sewage