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Meaning of mains
verb
- Short for mainline.
- To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game. Example: He mains the same character as me in that game.
- Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road.
noun
- That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
- A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
- Short for main course. Example: I had scampi and chips for my main and a slice of cheesecake for dessert.
- The high seas.
- The mainland.
noun
- A hand or match in a game of dice.
- 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.
- A stake played for at dice.
- A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.
- A banker's shovel for coins.
noun
- A basket for gathering grapes.
noun
- The domestic electrical power supply. Example: I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!
- The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings.
- The main course of a meal.
noun
- The farm attached to a mansion house.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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