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Noun [English]

IPA: /meɪnz/ [British] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mains.wav
Rhymes: -eɪnz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} mains
  1. plural of main Tags: form-of, plural Form of: main
    Sense id: en-mains-en-noun-fp7LO57v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /meɪnz/ [British] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mains.wav
Rhymes: -eɪnz Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mains (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly British) The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a network or grid. Tags: British, uncountable Translations (domestic electrical supply): verkko (Finnish), sähköt [plural] (Finnish), seinä (Finnish), Stromnetz [neuter] (German), hálózat (Hungarian), hálózati áram (Hungarian), sieć [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-mains-en-noun-OOeK-Iur Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 39 0 16 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 12 35 1 22 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 19 34 1 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 15 41 1 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 23 37 1 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 21 36 1 38 Disambiguation of 'domestic electrical supply': 69 31 0
  2. The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings. Tags: uncountable Translations (pipes of a centralized water supply): vesijohtoverkko (Finnish), vesijohdot [plural] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mains-en-noun-MOpU0L6k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 39 0 16 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 8 48 1 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 12 35 1 22 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 7 39 1 20 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 19 34 1 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 15 41 1 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 23 37 1 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 21 36 1 38 Disambiguation of 'pipes of a centralized water supply': 12 88 0
  3. The main course of a meal. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-mains-en-noun-W4Ryzsk9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mains hum Related terms: water main
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /meɪnz/ [British] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mains.wav Forms: mains [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnz Etymology: Related to manse. Head templates: {{en-noun|mains}} mains (plural mains)
  1. (Scotland) The farm attached to a mansion house. Tags: Scotland Derived forms: Davidson's Mains
    Sense id: en-mains-en-noun-Q1xSFIFw Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 39 0 16 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 12 35 1 22 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 7 39 1 20 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /meɪnz/ [British] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mains.wav
Rhymes: -eɪnz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mains
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of main Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: main
    Sense id: en-mains-en-verb-UfQY9b7h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 39 0 16 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 8 48 1 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 12 35 1 22 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 7 39 1 20 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 19 34 1 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 15 41 1 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 23 37 1 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 21 36 1 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [French]

IPA: /mɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-mains.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|noun form|g=f}} mains f
  1. plural of main Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: main
    Sense id: en-mains-fr-noun-fp7LO57v Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Norman]

Audio: Jer-mains.ogg Forms: mains [plural]
Etymology: From Latin minus. Etymology templates: {{der|nrf|la|minus}} Latin minus Head templates: {{head|nrf|noun|||plural|mains||||||{{{3}}}|f2accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=}} mains m (plural mains), {{nrf-noun|m|pl=mains}} mains m (plural mains)
  1. (Jersey, mathematics) minus sign Tags: Jersey, masculine Categories (topical): Mathematics
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