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
adjective
most important element
Synonyms
chief(a)
main(a)
primary(a)
principal(a)
master(a)
Examples
- 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
adjective
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
Synonyms
Examples
- the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb
adjective
of force
Synonyms
main(a)
Examples
- of the greatest possible intensity
- by main strength