Idioms for main
in the main,
for the most part; chiefly: In the main, the novel was dull reading.
Origin of main
1
before 900; (noun) Middle English
meyn, mayn strength, power, Old English
mægen, cognate with Old Norse
megin(n),
megn strength; (adj.) Middle English
mayn, partly < Old Norse
megenn, megn strong, partly independent use of Old English
mægen (noun) taken as an adj. in compounds, as in
mægen-weorc, literally, work of might
Words nearby main
mailsack,
mailshot,
maim,
maiman,
maimonides,
main,
main body,
main brace,
main chance,
main clause,
main course
Definition for main (2 of 3)
main
2
[ meyn ]
/ meɪn /
noun
a cockfighting match.
Origin of main
2
1560–70; perhaps special use of
main1; compare
main chance
Definition for main (3 of 3)
Main
[ meyn; German mahyn ]
/ meɪn; German maɪn /
noun
a river in central and W Germany, flowing W from the Bohemian Forest in N Bavaria into the Rhine at Mainz. 305 miles (490 km) long.
Example sentences from the Web for main
British Dictionary definitions for main (1 of 3)
main
1
/ (meɪn) /
adjective (prenominal)
noun
Word Origin for main
C13: from Old English
mægen strength
British Dictionary definitions for main (2 of 3)
main
2
/ (meɪn) /
noun
a throw of the dice in dice games
a cockfighting contest
a match in archery, boxing, etc
Word Origin for main
C16: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for main (3 of 3)
Main
/ (meɪn, German main) /
noun
a river in central and W Germany, flowing west through Würzburg and Frankfurt to the Rhine. Length: about 515 km (320 miles)
Idioms and Phrases with main
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