main vs body of water

body of water vs main

main and body of water both are nouns.

main is an adjective but body of water is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
main	Yes	Yes	No	No
body of water	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, body of water is a hypernym of main; that is, body of water is a word with a broader meaning than main:

main: any very large body of (salt) water
body of water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

Other hypernyms of main include water.

main (noun)	body of water (noun)
a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage	the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
any very large body of (salt) water

main (adjective)	body of water (adjective)
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
most important element
of force; of the greatest possible intensity

Difference between main and body of water

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