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Grep of noun main coup de main domain electric main eminent domain frankfurt on the main gas main knowledge domain legerdemain main main-topmast main-topsail main clause main course main deck main diagonal main drag main entry word main file main line main office main road main rotor main street main yard maine maine lobster mainer mainframe mainframe computer mainland mainland china mainmast mainsail mainsheet mainspring mainstay mainstream maintainer maintenance maintenance man maintenance staff maintenon mortmain pearmain potage st germain ptomain public domain sewer main water main Overview of noun main The noun main has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. main, briny -- (any very large body of (salt) water) 2. main -- (a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage) Overview of adj main The adj main has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (36) chief, main, primary, principal -- (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") 2. independent, main -- ((grammar) of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb") 3. main -- (of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength") Antonyms of adj main 3 senses of main Sense 1 chief(postnominal), main(postnominal), primary(postnominal), principal(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA important) -> unimportant Sense 2 independent (vs. dependent), main(postnominal) Sense 3 main(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild Similarity of adj main 3 senses of main Sense 1 chief(postnominal), main(postnominal), primary(postnominal), principal(postnominal) => important (vs. unimportant), of import Sense 2 independent (vs. dependent), main(postnominal) Sense 3 main(postnominal) => intense (vs. mild) Attributes of adj main Familiarity of adj main main used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj main main mainstreamed maintainable maintained Overview of noun main The noun main has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. main, briny -- (any very large body of (salt) water) 2. main -- (a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage) Overview of adj main The adj main has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (36) chief, main, primary, principal -- (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") 2. independent, main -- ((grammar) of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb") 3. main -- (of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength")
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