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

Finnish: verkko (fi), sähköt (fi) pl, seinä (fi)
German: Stromnetz (de) n

Hungarian: hálózat (hu), hálózati áram
Polish: sieć (pl) f

pipes of a centralized water supply

Finnish: vesijohtoverkko, vesijohdot (fi) pl

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

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