main (
http://definr.com/main)
adj 1: 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" [syn:
chief(a),
main(a),
primary(a),
principal(a)]
2: (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"
[syn:
independent,
main(a)] [ant:
dependent]
3: of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main
strength" [syn:
main(a)]
n 1: any very large body of (salt) water [syn:
briny]
2: a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas
or electricity or that collects sewage