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