Mains
/meɪnz/
verb
Short for mainline.
To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game.
“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.
“I had scampi and chips for my main and a slice of cheesecake for dessert.”
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.
noun
A basket for gathering grapes.
noun
The domestic electrical power supply.
“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.