mains

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /meɪnz/
  • Rhymes: -eɪnz

Etymology 1

Noun

mains

  1. plural of main

Noun

mains (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Britain) 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.
Translations

Verb

mains

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of main

See also

Etymology 2

Related to manse.

Noun

mains (plural mains)

  1. (Scotland) The farm attached to a mansion house.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Noun

mains f

  1. plural of main

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

From Latin minus.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

Noun

mains m (plural mains)

  1. (Jersey, mathematics) minus sign
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