mains

n. home farm, manse (British)

n. principal pipe or duct in a system; chief part of something; strength or force; high sea, part of the ocean where no land can be seen

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Noun
1. any very large body of (salt) water
(synonym) briny
(hypernym) body of water, water
(part-holonym) hydrosphere
(part-meronym) high sea, international waters
2. a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
(hypernym) pipe, pipage, piping
(hyponym) electric main
(part-holonym) infrastructure, base

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Adjective
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"
(synonym) chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a)
(similar) important, of import
2. 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"
(synonym) independent, main(a)
(classification) grammar
3. of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"
(synonym) main(a)
(similar) intense

nm. Main, river in Germany

nf. hand, handwriting; help