"mains" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /meɪnz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mains.wav [Southern-England]
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

IPA: /meɪnz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mains.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪnz Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mains (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly Britain) The domestic electrical power supply. Tags: Britain, 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-xf133~5G Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'domestic electrical supply': 70 30 1
  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 Disambiguation of 'pipes of a centralized water supply': 23 75 2
  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
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /meɪnz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mains.wav [Southern-England] Forms: mains [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnz Etymology: Related to manse. Etymology templates: {{m|en|manse}} 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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /meɪnz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mains.wav [Southern-England]
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 Related terms: water main
    Sense id: en-mains-en-verb-UfQY9b7h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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}

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