Mains

/meɪnz/

verb

  1. Short for mainline.

  2. To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game.

    He mains the same character as me in that game.

  3. Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road.

noun

  1. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.

  2. A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.

  3. Short for main course.

    I had scampi and chips for my main and a slice of cheesecake for dessert.

noun

  1. A hand or match in a game of dice.

  2. 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.

  3. A stake played for at dice.

noun

  1. A basket for gathering grapes.

noun

  1. The domestic electrical power supply.

    I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!

  2. The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings.

  3. The main course of a meal.

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