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Definition main

Etymology 1

From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæin, meyn, from main (noun) (see further at etymology 2); compare Old English mægen- (“strong, main, principal”) (used in combination) and Old Norse megn, megenn (“strong, main”). The word is cognate with Old High German meg?n (“strong, mighty”) (modern German Möge, Vermögen (“power, wealth”)), and also akin to Old English magan (“to be able to”). See also may.

Adjective

main (not comparable)

  1. Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. [from 15th c.]
  2. Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
  3. (archaic, of force, strength, etc.) Full, sheer, undivided. [from 16th c.]
  4. (dialectal) Big; angry.
  5. (nautical) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
  6. (obsolete) Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.
Adverb

main (comparative more main, superlative most main)

  1. (Britain, dialectal) Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.
Verb

main (third-person singular simple present mains, present participle maining, simple past and past participle mained)

  1. (transitive) Short for mainline (“to inject (a drug) directly into a vein”).
  2. (transitive, gaming) To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game.
  3. (obsolete) Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road.

Etymology 2

From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæine, mæ?en, from Old English mæ?en (“strength”), from Proto-Germanic *magin? (“strength, power, might”), *maginaz (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *meg?- (“be able”). The word is cognate with Old High German magen, megin, Old Norse magn, megn, megin, Old Saxon megin. More recent senses are derived from the adjective.

Noun

main (plural mains)

  1. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
    1. (video games) The primary character that one plays in a video game in which one can play more than one character.
  2. A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main. [from 17th c.]
  3. (informal) Short for main course (“the principal dish of a meal”).
  4. (now poetic) The high seas. [from 16th c.]
  5. (now archaic, US dialectal) The mainland. [from 16th c.]
  6. (nautical) Short for mainsail. [from 17th c.]
  7. (obsolete, except in might and main) Force, power, strength, violent effort. [from 9th c.]

Etymology 3

Origin uncertain; probably from the adjective main. Evidence is lacking for a derivation from main (“hand”).

Noun

main (plural mains)

  1. (obsolete, gaming) A hand or match in a game of dice.
  2. (obsolete, gaming) 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. (obsolete, gaming) A stake played for at dice.
  4. (obsolete, gaming, sports) A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.
  5. A banker's shovel for coins.

Etymology 4

Origin uncertain, possibly from French main (“hand”).

Noun

main (plural mains)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A basket for gathering grapes.

Results 471 Words with the letters MAIN

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7 letter words with the letters MAIN 
6 letter words with the letters MAIN 
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AIDMEN 11
AIMING 12
AIRMAN 10
AIRMEN 10
ALUMIN 12
ALUMNI 12
AMIDIN 11
AMINES 10
AMINIC 13
AMMINE 13
AMMINO 13
AMNION 11
ANEMIA 10
ANEMIC 13
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ANIMAS 10
ANIMES 10
ANIMIS 10
ANIMUS 11
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ANOMIE 10
ARMING 12
CAIMAN 13
CAMION 13
CINEMA 13
DAIMEN 11
DAIMON 11
DIAMIN 11
DOMAIN 11
ENIGMA 12
ETAMIN 10
FAMINE 13
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FIRMAN 13
GAMINE 12
GAMING 14
GAMINS 12
HAEMIN 12
HARMIN 12
ICEMAN 13
IMMANE 13
IMPAWN 16
INARMS 10
INFAMY 15
INMATE 10
INSEAM 10
INTIMA 10
JASMIN 19
KAMSIN 14
KINEMA 14
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LINGAM 13
LUMINA 12
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MAGIAN 12
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MALINE 11
MALKIN 15
MANIAC 13
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MANICS 13
MANILA 11
MANIOC 13
MANITO 10
MANITU 11
MANTIC 13
MANTID 11
MANTIS 10
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MARINA 10
MARINE 10
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MARTIN 10
MATING 12
MATINS 10
MATTIN 10
MAVINS 14
MAWING 15
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MAZING 21
MEANIE 10
MEDIAN 11
MEDINA 11
MENIAL 11
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MINIMA 13
MINYAN 13
NAMING 13
NANISM 11
NIZAMS 19
NOMINA 11
NUMINA 12
OILMAN 11
PAYNIM 15
PITMAN 13
REMAIN 10
RUMINA 11
SAIMIN 10
SEMINA 10
SIMIAN 10
TAMEIN 10
TAMING 12
TINMAN 11
TITMAN 10
VIMINA 14
5 letter words with the letters MAIN 
AMNIC 12
GAMIN 11
LIMAN 10
MANIC 12
MAVIN 13
NIZAM 18
4 letter words with the letters MAIN 
AMIN 8
MAIN 8
MINA 8
3 letter words with the letters MAIN 
AIM 6
AIN 4
AMI 6
ANI 4
MAN 7
NAM 7
NIM 7
2 letter words with the letters MAIN 
AI 2
AM 5
AN 3
IN 3
MA 5
MI 5
NA 3

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