Main

Definitions of "main"

• Most important; principal. synonym: chief. adjective
• Exerted to the utmost; sheer. adjective
• Connected to or located near the mainmast. adjective
• Of or relating to a continuous area or stretch, as of land or water. adjective
• The chief or largest part. noun
• The principal pipe or conduit in a system for conveying water, gas, oil, or other utility. noun
• Physical strength. noun
• A mainland. noun
• The open ocean. noun
• noun
• A mainsail. noun
• A mainmast. noun
• Mightily; exceedingly; extremely.
• To furl: said of sails.
• Great in size or degree; vast; hence, strong; powerful; important.
• Principal; prime; chief; leading; of chief or principal importance: as, his main effort was to please.
• Principal or chief in size or extent; largest; consisting of the largest part; most important by reason of size or strength: as, the main timbers of a building; the main branch of a river; the main body of an army.
• Full; undivided; sheer: now used chiefly in the phrases main strength, main force.
• Nautical, belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.

The word "main" in example sentences

It may be the initial effect; very probably it is; but since the main function of the spermatozoon must be the introduction of germplasm from the male parent, it is too much for anyone to ask us to believe that its _main_ function is concerned with surface alteration.. [Science and Morals and Other Essays]

The _main_ body of this barn stands on the ground, 100×50 feet, with eighteen-feet posts, and a broad, sheltering roof, of 40° pitch from a horizontal line, and truncated at the gables to the width of the main doors below.. [Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings]

NoSuchMethodError: main 运行时  Exception in thread \ "main\" java. lang.. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows]

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException at Sample2. setData (Native Method) at test2. main (test2. java: 7) native data = 123 Exception in thread \ "main\" java. lang.. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows]

NoSuchMethodError: main 运行时  Exception in thread \ "main\" java. lang.. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows]

The latter part in main is where the weaker work lies.. [Superhero Prose Fiction: Flashing Swords - Flashing Swords Magazine 5]

The term main enemy was dropped in 2004 under South Korea's "Sunshine Policy" of engagement with North Korea.. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News]

The term main enemy was dropped in 2004 under South Korea's Sunshine. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News]

The term main enemy was dropped in 2004 under South Korea's Sunshine. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News]

The term main enemy was dropped in 2004 under South Korea's Sunshine. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News]

The term main enemy was dropped in 2004 under South Korea's Sunshine. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News]

Mr. Hollande said on Sunday that some of his first actions, were he to win the presidential election, would be to shackle the world of finance—which he described as his "main foe"—and raise taxes on the rich.. [Sarkozy Opponent Calls Finance Sector His 'Foe']

However, they say such regulations don't strike at rising costs of health care, which they describe as the main reason some consumers have seen double-digit increases in health-insurance premiums in recent years.. [Health Premium Increases to Face New Scrutiny]

Despite what I think was pretty widespread dissatisfaction with the show, many in the audience played the role of fawning fan particularly when Ms. Merchant left the stage after concluding what she described as the main part of the show.. [Dr. Jim Taylor: Natalie Merchant a Disappointment in Concert]

The right radical religious political movement in the main is a religion and politics of despair.. [Archive 2007-08-01]

The right radical religious political movement in the main is a religion and politics of despair.. [Easter Lemming Liberal News]