Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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main | Yes | Yes | No | No |
principal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
main (noun) | principal (noun) |
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a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage | the educator who has executive authority for a school |
any very large body of (salt) water | an actor who plays a principal role |
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account | |
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement | |
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated | |
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it |
main (adjective) | principal (adjective) |
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(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence | most important element |
most important element | |
of force; of the greatest possible intensity |