Main entry: main
Definition: a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
Definition: any very large body of (salt) water
Main entry: independent, main
Definition: (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
Usage: the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb
Main entry: main, master, chief, primary, principal
Definition: most important element
Usage: 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
Main entry: main
Definition: of force; of the greatest possible intensity
Usage: by main strength