DICTOMETER

MAIN

(main, principal, hoved-, viktigst)

1. Synonyms:
   • Main
   • Briny
   Definitions:
   • any very large body of (salt) water
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Main
   Definitions:
   • a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Chief
   • Main
   • Primary
   • Principal
   • Master
   Definitions:
   • most important element
   Examples:
   • The chief aim of living
   • The main doors were of solid glass
   • The principal rivers of America
   • The principal example
   • Policemen were primary targets
   • The master bedroom
   • A master switch
   Antonyms:
   • Unimportant
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Independent
   • Main
   Definitions:
   • (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
   Examples:
   • The main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb
   Antonyms:
   • EPENDENT
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Main
   Definitions:
   • of force
   • of the greatest possible intensity
   Examples:
   • By main strength
   Antonyms:
   • Mild