main
adjective
[ meɪn ]
• chief in size or importance.
• "a main road"
Similar:
principal,
chief,
head,
leading,
foremost,
most important,
major,
ruling,
dominant,
central,
focal,
key,
prime,
master,
premier,
primary,
first,
high,
grand,
fundamental,
supreme,
predominant,
(most) prominent,
pre-eminent,
paramount,
overriding,
cardinal,
crucial,
vital,
critical,
capital,
pivotal,
salient,
elemental,
essential,
staple,
intrinsic,
urgent,
main
noun
• a principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them.
• "a faulty gas main"
• the open ocean.
• short for mainsail or mainmast.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old English mægen ‘physical force’, reinforced by Old Norse meginn, megn ‘strong, powerful’, both from a Germanic base meaning ‘have power’.
main
noun
• (in the game of hazard) a number (5, 6, 7, 8, or 9) called by a player before dice are thrown.
• a match between gamecocks.
Origin:
late 16th century: probably from the phrase main chance .
