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mains

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/meɪnz/ English

Definitions

verb

  1. Short for mainline.
  2. To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game.“He mains the same character as me in that game.”
  3. Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road.

noun

  1. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
  2. A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
  3. Short for main course.“I had scampi and chips for my main and a slice of cheesecake for dessert.”
  4. The high seas.

noun

  1. A hand or match in a game of dice.
  2. The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown.
  3. A stake played for at dice.
  4. A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.

noun

  1. A basket for gathering grapes.

noun

  1. The domestic electrical power supply.“I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!”
  2. The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings.
  3. The main course of a meal.

noun

  1. The farm attached to a mansion house.

Related words

Synonyms

principalprimaryimportantindependentchiefintensebrinyof importelectricalwaterworkssectorconnectornetworklinespowerfeeding

Associated

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Rhymes

remainsmanesexplainsveinsconstrainsbrainscontainsfeignspertainsreins

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