mains
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /meɪnz/
- Rhymes: -eɪnz
Noun
mains
- plural of main
Noun
mains (uncountable)
- (chiefly Britain) 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.
Translations
domestic electrical supply
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pipes of a centralized water supply
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Verb
mains
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of main
See also
- water main
Etymology 2
Related to manse.
Noun
mains (plural mains)
- (Scotland) The farm attached to a mansion house.
Anagrams
- Imans, M'sian, Mansi, Msian, Naims, imans, manis, minas, nsima
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛ̃/
Audio (file) - Homophones: main, maint, maints
- Hyphenation: mains
Noun
mains f
- plural of main
Anagrams
- minas
Norman
Etymology
From Latin minus.
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun
mains m (plural mains)
- (Jersey, mathematics) minus sign