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main

main as in any very large body of (salt) water

    Synonyms

    • brinyslightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); any very large body of (salt) water
    main as in a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
      main as in 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"
      • "the master bedroom"
      • "a master switch"

      Synonyms

      • chief(a)
      • main(a)
      • primary(a)
      • principal(a)
      • master(a)
      main as in (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
      • "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"

      Synonyms

      • independenta neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) ; a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them ; free from external control and constraint; (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; not controlled by a party or interest group
      • main(a)
      main as in of force
      • "of the greatest possible intensity"
      • "by main strength"

      Synonyms

      • main(a)