English words starting with mai - page 2

Meanings of Mainbrace:

noun

The brace attached to the main yard of a sailing ship.

Meanings of Maine:

proper noun

A state in the north-eastern us, on the coast of the atlantic ocean; population 1,316,456 (est. 2008); capital, augusta. visited by john cabot in 1498 and colonized by england in the 17th and 18th centuries, it became the 23rd state of the us in 1820.

noun

A state in the northeastern us, whose capital city is augusta

Usage examples:

The restaurant serves maine lobster., they were living in southern maine.

Meanings of Mainframe:

noun

A large high-speed computer, especially one supporting numerous workstations or peripherals.

Usage examples:

Cumbersome mainframe systems

Meanings of Mainframes:

noun

A large high-speed computer, especially one supporting numerous workstations or peripherals.

Usage examples:

Cumbersome mainframe systems

Meanings of Mainland:

noun

A large continuous extent of land that includes the greater part of a country or territory, as opposed to offshore islands and detached territories.

Usage examples:

The mainland of europe

proper noun

The largest island in orkney.

Meanings of Mainlands:

noun

A large continuous extent of land that includes the greater part of a country or territory, as opposed to offshore islands and detached territories.

Usage examples:

The mainland of europe

proper noun

The largest island in orkney.

Meanings of Mainline:

noun

A chief railway line.

Usage examples:

The crash blocked traffic on the main line

verb

Inject (a drug) intravenously.

Usage examples:

Mariella mainlines cocaine five times a day

adjective

Involving beliefs, methods, etc. that are most common

Usage examples:

Mainline churches, the rivalry between catalogue companies and mainline shops, three mainline railw…

Meanings of Mainlined:

verb

Inject (a drug) intravenously.

Usage examples:

Mariella mainlines cocaine five times a day

Meanings of Mainlines:

verb

A chief railway line.

Usage examples:

The crash blocked traffic on the main line

adjective

Involving beliefs, methods, etc. that are most common

Usage examples:

Mainline churches, the rivalry between catalogue companies and mainline shops, three mainline railw…

Meanings of Mainlining:

verb

Inject (a drug) intravenously.

Usage examples:

Mariella mainlines cocaine five times a day

Meanings of Mainly:

adverb

More than anything else.

Usage examples:

He is mainly concerned with fiction

Meanings of Mainmast:

noun

The principal mast of a ship, typically the second mast in a sailing ship of three or more masts.

Usage examples:

He saw how close to the mainmast the commodore was and grinned suddenly.

Meanings of Mainmasts:

noun

The principal mast of a ship, typically the second mast in a sailing ship of three or more masts.

Usage examples:

He saw how close to the mainmast the commodore was and grinned suddenly.

Meanings of Mainour:

noun

A stolen object found in the possession of a thief when arrested. chiefly in "taken (also found) with the mainour".

Meanings of Mainpast:

noun

A person's household, or a member of it; a domestic; a dependant.

Meanings of Mainpernor:

noun

A person who stands surety that another (especially a prisoner) will fulfil a legal obligation to appear in court on a specified day.

Meanings of Mainport:

noun

A customary payment, in the form of loaves of bread, made in recompense for tithes.

Meanings of Mainprise:

noun

The action of procuring the release of a prisoner on someone's undertaking to stand surety (‘mainpernor’) for his or her appearance in court at a specified time. chiefly in phrases "to let (also receive) to (also in) mainprize", "to deliver upon (also by) mainprize", "to nim under mainprize". "without bail or mainprize": with no permission to obtain release by finding sureties.

Meanings of Mainprize:

noun

The action of procuring the release of a prisoner on someone's undertaking to stand surety (‘mainpernor’) for his or her appearance in court at a specified time. chiefly in phrases "to let (also receive) to (also in) mainprize", "to deliver upon (also by) mainprize", "to nim under mainprize". "without bail or mainprize": with no permission to obtain release by finding sureties.

Meanings of Mains:

noun

A principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them.

Usage examples:

A faulty gas main

adjective

Chief in size or importance.

Usage examples:

A main road

proper noun

A river of south-western germany which rises in northern bavaria and flows 500 km (310 miles) westwards, through frankfurt, to meet the river rhine at mainz.

phrase

The system of pipes or wires that carry water or electricity into a house, or the pipes that carry sewage away from a house

Usage examples:

The house isn't on the mains., they bought a house with no mains supply., mains electricity, not al…

Meanings of Mainsail:

noun

The principal sail of a ship, especially the lowest sail on the mainmast in a square-rigged vessel.

Usage examples:

Hornblower watched as both ships backed the mainsails, turned the helm hard over, and took up the p…

Meanings of Mainsails:

noun

The principal sail of a ship, especially the lowest sail on the mainmast in a square-rigged vessel.

Usage examples:

Hornblower watched as both ships backed the mainsails, turned the helm hard over, and took up the p…

Meanings of Mainsheet:

noun

A sheet used for controlling and trimming the mainsail of a sailing boat.

Usage examples:

Most 28s have tiller steering that is easily put out of the way at anchor and the mainsheet attache…

Meanings of Mainspring:

noun

The main agent of motivation.

Usage examples:

Innovation is the mainspring of the new economy

Meanings of Mainsprings:

noun

The main agent of motivation.

Usage examples:

Innovation is the mainspring of the new economy