mains

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /meɪnz/
• Rhymes: -eɪnz

Noun

Wikipedia mains (uncountable)

1. Plural form of main
2. (chiefly UK) The domestic electrical power supply.

   I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!

3. The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings.
4. (Scotland) The farm attached to a mansion house.

Translations

domestic electrical supply

• Finnish: verkko (fi), sähköt (fi) pl, "seinä (fi)"

• German: Stromnetz (de) n

pipes of a centralized water supply

• Finnish: vesijohtoverkko (fi), vesijohdot (fi) pl

See also

• water main

Anagrams

• imans
• Mansi
• minas

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɛ̃/, X-SAMPA: /me~/, /mE~/
• Homophones: main, maint, maints
• Hyphenation: mains

Noun

mains f pl

1. Plural form of main

Anagrams

• minas

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Latin minus.

Noun

mains m (plural mains)

1. (mathematics) minus sign