main

For the most part; chiefly.

Shared component: main · principal

the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it

Shared component: main · principal

The principal spring in a mechanical device, especially in a watch or clock, that drives the mechanism.

Shared component: main · principal

Most important, established, or accepted; belonging to a principal or dominant group.

Shared component: main · principal

considered normal because it reflects what is done or accepted by most people

Shared component: main · principal

the most substantial or important dish of a meal, typically served after a starter or appetizer.

Shared component: main · principal

(of a person, idea, or policy) incorporated into the dominant or most widely accepted group, trend, or activity.

Shared component: main · principal

The process of making something a normal or conventional part of a system, organization, or society.

Shared component: main · principal

the largest and most important sail on a sailing ship, set on the mainmast.

Extended relation: main · principal