ALL meanings of main
main
M m - noun Technical meaning of main (programming) The name of the subroutine called by the run-time system (RTS) when it executes a C program. The RTS passes the program's command-line arguments to main as a count and an array of pointers to strings. If the main subroutine returns then the program exits. public static void main(String []) And it must be inside a public class with the same name as the source file where it is defined. 1
- noun main Chief in size or importance. 1
- adjective main chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan. 1
- adjective main sheer; utmost, as strength or force: to lift a stone by main force. 1
- adjective main of or relating to a broad expanse: main sea. 1
- adjective main Grammar. syntactically independent; capable of use in isolation. Compare dependent (def 4), independent (def 14), main clause. 1
- adjective main Nautical. of or relating to a mainmast. noting or pertaining to a sail, yard, boom, etc., or to any rigging belonging to a mainmast. noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mainmast: main topmast stay. 1
- adjective main Obsolete. having or exerting great strength or force; mighty. having momentous or important results; significant. 1
- noun main a river in central and W Germany, flowing W from the Bohemian Forest in N Bavaria into the Rhine at Mainz. 305 miles (490 km) long. 1
- adverb main South Midland U.S. (chiefly Appalachian) . very; exceedingly: The dogs treed a main big coon. 1
- idioms main in the main, for the most part; chiefly: In the main, the novel was dull reading. 1
- adjective main first, principal 1
- noun plural main electricity: grid power 1
- adjective main most important, head 1
- noun main water supply 1
- adjective main street, road: primary 1
- adjective main grammar 1
- noun main electricity supply 1
- noun main maritime: mainsail 1
- noun main (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (except in might and main) Strength; power; force; violent effort. 0
- noun main That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the gross; the bulk; the greater part. 0
- noun main (now archaic, US dialectal) The mainland. 0
- noun main (now poetic) The high seas. 0
- noun main A large pipe or cable providing utility service to a building or area, such as water main or electric main. 0
- noun main (nautical) The mainsail. 0
- noun main A hand or match in a game of dice. 0
- noun main A stake played for at dice. 0
- noun main The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard. 0
- noun main A match at cockfighting. 0
- noun main A main-hamper, or fruit basket. 0
- adjective main (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Great in size or degree; vast; strong; powerful; important. 0
- adjective main Principal; prime; chief; leading; of chief or principal importance. 0
- adjective main Principal or chief in size or extent; largest; consisting of the largest part; most important by reason or size or strength. 0
- adjective main Full; undivided; sheer (of strength, force etc.). 0
- adjective main (nautical) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel. 0
- adjective main The main thing is the most important one of several similar things in a particular situation. 0
- adjective main (dialectal) Big; angry. 0
- countable noun main The mains are the pipes which supply gas or water to buildings, or which take sewage away from them. 0
- adverb main (Britain, dialectal) Very; very much; greatly; mightily; extremely; exceedingly. 0
- noun plural main The mains are the wires which supply electricity to buildings, or the place where the wires end inside the building. 0
- adjective main chief or principal in rank, importance, size, etc 0
- adjective main sheer or utmost (esp in the phrase by main force) 0
- adjective main of, relating to, or denoting any gear, such as a stay or sail, belonging to the mainmast 0
- adjective main significant or important 0
- noun main a principal pipe, conduit, duct, or line in a system used to distribute water, electricity, etc 0
- noun main the main distribution network for water, gas, or electricity 0
- noun main (as modifier) 0
- noun main the chief or most important part or consideration 0
- noun main great strength or force (now chiefly in the phrase (with) might and main) 0
- noun main the open ocean 0