main
/meɪn/
adjective
- Most important; primary.
- She is the main character in the novel.
- Our main goal is to finish the project on time.
- The main reason for the meeting is to discuss the budget.
noun
- A principal pipe, cable, or channel for water, gas, electricity, or sewage.
- They connected the new house to the main sewer line.
- The gas main was damaged during construction.
- A burst water main flooded the street.
- The primary or most important part of something, especially in the phrase 'the main' meaning the ocean or high sea (archaic or poetic).
- The ship sailed out into the main.
- They ventured across the main to discover new lands.
- In the poem, the hero crossed the stormy main.