Main
//meɪn//
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The word "main" can be used as noun, adjective, proper noun, verb, adjective and adverb.
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Frankfort-on-Main Frankfurt am Main Gemünden am Main Greta Main Main Arm Main Ridge Main Standard Time Pelaw Main Percy Main SoMa South Main Spanish Main Upper Main Arm amain drain the main vein fire main for the main gas main in the main left main main asteroid belt main battle tank main belt main bitch main brace main building main chance main character main character syndrome main clause main contractor main course main curtain main deck main diagonal main dish main drag main drag main drape main earth main event main frame main gear main group main group element main guard main house main line main man main man main market main meal main memory main menu main page main pot main rag main road main sequence main sheet main stage main street main thing main verb main wheel main-sequence main-truck mainboard mainboom mainbrace mainchain maincrop maincrop maindeck mainer mainfall mainframe mainframe mainful mainland mainline mainly mainmast mainpiece mainpin mainplane mainpriv mains mainsail mainsail mainshaft mainsheet mainshock mainspace mainspan mainspring mainstage mainstay mainstem mainstream mainstreet maintop maintopmast mainyard midmain might and main nonmain on main rising main water main
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adjective angry area banker basket bavaria big branches busy busy street center center street central central hallway central street character chief city cockfighting coin common common street degree dice downtown downtown street east east state effort electric main exceedingly extent extremely first first floor first street floor full gather germany grape greater greatly hair hallway high seas idea importance importance modifier important important principal important street important topic in city largest line lions lions hair mainland mainly major major part major street mast means means principle mightily modifier most most central most important name nine north northern ireland one parades part pipe popular popular street portion powerful predominant predominant street primary primary one primary street primary thing principal principle principle street rhine river road sheer shovel state street street name street road strength strong topic town town center type type street undivided utility vast very very east very much very north vessel violent water water line water main water pipe
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