Word "MAIN" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
Synonyms:
independent
Examples:
the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
any very large body of (salt) water
Synonyms:
briny

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
most important element
Synonyms:
chief, master, primary, principal
Examples:
the main doors were of solid glass

Crossword Clues for MAIN

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"The ___ Event" (Streisand hit from a same-named film)
One fellow is holding a pipe (4)
Chief parent at home The Times Quick Cryptic 17 Jul 2025
Lifting this aboard requires muscle from the start and amazing stamina (8) The Guardian Cryptic 14 Jul 2025
__ course (entree) Newsday 14 Jul 2025
Fellow I seized entering is the chief (4)
Primary or principal
River in Germany that flows through Wurzburg to the Rhine (4) Mirror Quiz 08 Jul 2025
Principal (4) The Guardian Quick 03 Jul 2025
The chief chap, I introduced (4)
Substantial course: - meal
Chief Commuter 25 Jun 2025
Predominant Premier Sunday 15 Jun 2025
Important; high sea The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 12 Jun 2025
_ attraction (star of the show) USA Today 11 Jun 2025
Provide crew, including one for the high sea (4)
Principal Mirror Classic 01 Jun 2025
Major sea (4)
"State and ___" (Philip Seymour Hoffman film)
Street in Anytown, USA
Most significant Newsday 18 May 2025
Principal Mirror Tea Time 10 May 2025
Primary Wall Street Journal 07 May 2025
Ocean, poetically New York Times 06 May 2025
Primary Eugene Sheffer 06 May 2025
Prime Minister hiding a heavy heart (4)
Chief guy hugs setter (4)
Street name in many fake addresses
Primary New York Times 25 Apr 2025
Central or primary
Chief or central...and a synonym of "important"
The ___ Event, 1979 boxing film with Barbra Streisand (4) Puzzler 12 Apr 2025
& 18Ac Important piece of rigging for mother in sea-trip (8)
"The ___ Event"; movie for Ryan O'Neal and Barbra Streisand"
Water pipe Thomas Joseph 22 Mar 2025
Primary Wall Street Journal 20 Mar 2025
The sort of road that's full of water? (4)
Most important Commuter 14 Mar 2025
Principal, prime The Times Concise 11 Mar 2025
___ course (entree)
Principal graduate at home
Principal chap has taken one in (4)
Not supporting? TV 09 Mar 2025
Not supporting? TV 02 Mar 2025
Premier being probed by head of Interpol The Times Sunday Cryptic 02 Mar 2025
Common street name LA Times Daily 02 Mar 2025
Laura, actress who plays Nurse Shelagh Turner in Call The Midwife (4)
Second course that is judged on Come Dine With Me (4)
Bounding ____
Principal Mirror Quick 09 Feb 2025
Chap has one chief Mirror Cryptic 09 Feb 2025
Disneyland's ___ Street, U.S.A. USA Today 08 Feb 2025
Disneyland's - Street USA
Landing sea power
Most important (4) Puzzler 27 Jan 2025
Primary LA Times Daily 18 Jan 2025
Primary Wall Street Journal 14 Jan 2025
Pre-eminent, essentially humane prince
Water supply's in; Ma first (4)
Course opener? LA Times Daily 22 Dec 2024
Chief Commuter 21 Dec 2024
Principal river in Germany (4)
__ squeeze LA Times Daily 13 Dec 2024
Principal Mirror Classic 08 Dec 2024
Common street name starter
Where pirates operated in cinema industry (4)
Most important New England state is announced (4) Puzzler Cryptic 29 Nov 2024
Randwick's King Charles III Stakes' old name, George ... Stakes (4)
Principal gas pipe
Most important Commuter 12 Nov 2024
Not supporting, perhaps New York Times 10 Nov 2024
Chap has one chief Mirror Cryptic 08 Nov 2024
Principal Mirror Quick 08 Nov 2024
Most important Newsday 05 Nov 2024
Sea island housing 28 (4) The Guardian Cryptic 01 Nov 2024
Principal person getting out of line (4)
Principal gas line (4) Puzzler 25 Oct 2024
The high sea The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 23 Oct 2024
Primary Commuter 21 Oct 2024
The sea: it may have gas in it (4)
Mother is at home on the ocean (4)
Being the one stuck in the pipe
___ course (entree) USA Today 10 Oct 2024
Primary, chief
Most important Commuter 05 Oct 2024
Principal Mirror Classic 02 Oct 2024
River on which Wurzburg is situated (4)
Big water pipe Commuter 02 Oct 2024
Chief Commuter 01 Oct 2024
Principal gas supply here (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic 29 Sep 2024
It's often busy and you"ll find mother in the way (4,4)
Principal gas supply here (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic 28 Sep 2024
Tributary of the Rhine in Germany (4)
Primary Universal 21 Sep 2024
1972 album by the Rolling Stones, Exile on ___- St. (4)
Foremost Newsday 13 Sep 2024
Major or key (4)
"... over the bounding ___"
Principal Mirror Tea Time 06 Sep 2024
Course for principal (4)
Principal Mirror Quick 27 Aug 2024
Chap has one chief Mirror Cryptic 27 Aug 2024
Principal Mirror Classic 20 Aug 2024
Primary Commuter 16 Aug 2024
___ character (lead role)
River in Germany that flows through Wurzburg to the Rhine Mirror Quiz 14 Aug 2024
Common city street name Universal 09 Aug 2024
It's said that every town has a street with this name
"The most importance chap," I interposed (4)
___ character (protagonist) Universal 07 Jul 2024
Chap runs out of one supply of water (4)
Person who has swallowed one supply of water, say (4)
"The ____ Event"
Primary New York Times 26 Jun 2024
Mother takes to the sea (4)
Principal ocean (4)
Principal conductor of current importance (4)
Sea chief (4)
Primary Universal 06 Jun 2024
Most important sea? (4)
River in Germany that flows through Wurzburg to the Rhine Mirror Quiz 25 May 2024
Foremost The Telegraph Quick 24 May 2024
One chap is about to become chief (4)
Chief isle's surrounding another
Graduate elected as principal (4)
It's after starter but before afters (4)
Adult male has one in a cockfighfing match (4)
Primary Newsday 21 Apr 2024
Head of state on the radio
Chief or central...and a synonym of "important"
Chief person holding the line
Principal Mirror Tea Time 16 Apr 2024
Chief Commuter 15 Apr 2024
Primary Universal 12 Apr 2024
Primary or central
Mother isn't out, Chief! (4)
The principal sea (4)
River in Germany that flows through Wurzburg to the Rhine Mirror Quiz 16 Mar 2024
Important for a short time around the beginning of April (4)
Chap I installed as chief (4)
___ course (entree)
Principal Mirror Classic 29 Feb 2024
Chief ocean (4)
I meet a man who's the principal
Principal coastal state in the U.S. mentioned (4)
In the ___ (mostly)
Chief water pipe
Principal street of a town, say
Most important stretch of water (4)
Primary Commuter 20 Jan 2024
Principal chap touring India (4)
Central street
Principal pipe for conveying gas or water
Principal Mirror Classic 14 Jan 2024
Principal Commuter 10 Jan 2024
___ character energy USA Today 06 Jan 2024
Downtown street name Commuter 02 Jan 2024
Chief, primary The Times Concise 21 Dec 2023
Key or primary
Common street name Wall Street Journal 18 Dec 2023
Major water line Newsday 17 Dec 2023
"___ Street" -- 1920 Lewis Sinclair novel (4)
Principal (course) (4)
Word for the chief element; the most part; strength; the high sea; or, a principal pipe or cable (4)
Graduate at home with principal (4) Puzzler Cryptic 10 Dec 2023
Mum is flavour of the month, chief (4)
Principal sea Mirror Cryptic 30 Nov 2023
Paramount Mirror Quick 30 Nov 2023
Primary The Telegraph Quick 16 Nov 2023
Primary LA Times Daily 04 Oct 2023
First shock for the audience The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Sep 2023
___ course (entree)
Central, as a street
Common city street name Universal 12 Jul 2023
Street through the town square, often Wall Street Journal 05 Jun 2023
Chief having mother at home The Times Cryptic 19 May 2023
Most important Newsday 03 May 2023
Water line New York Times 14 Apr 2023
Common name for a central street
Dominant Newsday 08 Apr 2023
Water carrier New York Times 24 Mar 2023
Most significant Newsday 22 Mar 2023
Of primary importance Newsday 21 Mar 2023
Primary or principal, say
Primary Premier Sunday 29 Jan 2023
Most important Universal 21 Jan 2023
Principal Newsday 21 Jan 2023
Most common street name in the U.S New York Times 16 Jan 2023
Most common street name in the U.S. New York Times 16 Jan 2023
Central street
"State and ___," 2000 comedy film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Stiles
Primary USA Today 04 Jan 2023
Word with "street" or "event" Family Time 17 Oct 2022
___ character (primary character)
Principal part of New England, it's said The Guardian Quiptic 26 Sep 2022
Major water source New York Times 25 Sep 2022
Word with drag or sail LA Times Daily 10 Sep 2022
Central street USA Today 21 Aug 2022
Major water line USA Today 17 Aug 2022
Primary or central
Important water pipe Universal 12 Aug 2022
Principal Rhine city, not unknown The Times Cryptic 11 Jul 2022
Chief in importance The Times Concise 02 Jun 2022
Common downtown street Universal 07 May 2022
Principal USA Today 19 Apr 2022
Primary Universal 16 Mar 2022
Small-town parade street LA Times Daily 07 Mar 2022
Small-town parade street The Washington Post 07 Mar 2022
Principal supplier of gas or water The Times Cryptic 23 Feb 2022
Principal pipe in a building
Common parade street USA Today 19 Dec 2021
Big pipe Thomas Joseph 09 Dec 2021
Water __ LA Times Daily 09 Dec 2021
Key LA Times Daily 02 Dec 2021
Primary LA Times Daily 11 Nov 2021
Word before "event" or "course" Family Time 08 Nov 2021
Primary Universal 03 Nov 2021
Major tributary of the Rhine, flowing through Frankfurt The Guardian Quick 16 Oct 2021
Street name in practically every city Family Time 03 Oct 2021
The most important American state it is said Irish Times Crosaire 15 Sep 2021
Primary USA Today 25 Aug 2021
Type of street, attraction or event Family Time 18 Jul 2021
Primary or principal
Primary Universal 05 Jul 2021
Primary USA Today 31 May 2021
Great fighting cocks
Primary pipe USA Today 28 May 2021
Principal place supplying water
Primary Thomas Joseph 20 May 2021
Principal Canadiana 10 May 2021
Most important Newsday 20 Apr 2021
Major water line New York Times 05 Apr 2021
Newfoundland heritage river Canadiana 22 Mar 2021
Chief; pipe The Times Concise 13 Mar 2021
Primary Family Time 22 Feb 2021
Primary Universal 28 Dec 2020
Not peripheral The Washington Post 26 Dec 2020
Not peripheral LA Times Daily 26 Dec 2020
Central street
Most important The Washington Post Sunday 06 Dec 2020
Chief Newsday 27 Nov 2020
Chief, most important Irish Times Simplex 24 Oct 2020
Primary street, say
Deep source of power, perhaps
Foremost The Sun Two Speed 25 Sep 2020
Most important water pipe The Sun Two Speed 25 Sep 2020
Prevailing Newsday 17 Sep 2020
Common street name that rhymes with Augusta's state
Large water pipe Wall Street Journal 14 Sep 2020
Extensive head of hair, we're told
Old lady in water pipe The Sun Two Speed 17 Jun 2020
Chief pride of lions, did you say? The Telegraph Toughie 16 Jun 2020
Primary Wall Street Journal 09 Jun 2020
Extensive head of hair, we're told
Principal water line USA Today 25 Mar 2020
Primary or principal
Central, as a street Universal 10 Mar 2020
Principal New York Times 10 Mar 2020
Principal The New Yorker 02 Mar 2020
Most significant European river The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Feb 2020
Major water pipe USA Today 21 Feb 2020
Common downtown street name
"The ___ problem is a lack of resources" (primary)
Chief, principal The Times Concise 28 Dec 2019
Principal Premier Sunday 22 Dec 2019
Common street name New York Times 18 Dec 2019
Common street name
Principal LA Times Daily 28 Oct 2019
Principal The Washington Post 28 Oct 2019
Primary Eugene Sheffer 16 Oct 2019
Common street name USA Today 27 Aug 2019
Chief area of expertise of a mariner
Most significant Newsday 12 Aug 2019
Chief Wall Street Journal 17 Jul 2019
Common street name (rhymes with "rain")
Word after bounding or water USA Today 19 May 2019
Principal Wall Street Journal 18 May 2019
Principal writer on La Rive Gauche?
Chief New York Times 28 Apr 2019
Primary or principal
The most important American state it is said Irish Times Crosaire 03 Apr 2019
Principal line USA Today 03 Apr 2019
Large pipe The Washington Post Sunday 31 Mar 2019
"With might and ___" (with strength and power)
Disneyland's ___ Street USA USA Today 28 Jan 2019
Principal
Principal
Common street name
Principal
Chief
Disneyland's ___ Street USA
Chief
Principal line
Word after bounding or water
Primary Newsday 23 Dec 2018
Type of drag Universal 29 Nov 2018
Principal The Washington Post Sunday 04 Nov 2018
Most important and vital
Key LA Times Daily 11 Oct 2018
Key The Washington Post 11 Oct 2018
Opens 13 down in primary Irish Times Crosaire 31 Aug 2018
Central LA Times Daily 01 Aug 2018
Central The Washington Post 01 Aug 2018
Primary
Chief and the old woman at home
Leading in one of the states? Not quite
Important pipe The Washington Post 22 Apr 2018
Important pipe LA Times Daily 22 Apr 2018
The most important part of pro-forma invoice Irish Times Crosaire 28 Mar 2018
Primary
Major water line
Type of drag
Central
Primary
Key
Important pipe
Disney World's ___ Street U.S.A USA Today 25 Dec 2017
Prominent water body
Generic street name Universal 03 Oct 2017
Principal The Telegraph Quick 28 Sep 2017
Principal speaker's head of hair
Chief or primary Universal 16 Jul 2017
Most important element Irish Times Simplex 11 Jul 2017
Chief in importance The Times Concise 06 Jul 2017
Its state quarter has a lighthouse New York Times 02 Jul 2017
Word before drag or squeeze USA Today 11 Jun 2017
Water carrier Newsday 09 Jun 2017
Principal sea area off Ireland, not large
Ocean current will have staff coming round The Telegraph Toughie 31 May 2017
Leading part in drama, initially
Street through the middle of town New York Times 03 Apr 2017
Leading Wall Street Journal 08 Mar 2017
Primary The Washington Post 05 Mar 2017
Primary LA Times Daily 05 Mar 2017
Answer in half minute: pipe
Common street name LA Times Daily 06 Jan 2017
Generic street name
Disney World's ___ Street U.S.A.
Its state quarter has a lighthouse
Common street name
Word before drag or squeeze
Chief or primary
Street through the middle of town
Principal Frenchman ain't cut short Irish Times Crosaire 28 Dec 2016
Most important The Washington Post 26 Dec 2016
Water source Wall Street Journal 30 Nov 2016
Principal game of chance
Bounding site? Universal 21 Sep 2016
Water conduit LA Times Daily 23 Aug 2016
Street likely to have the most stoplights New York Times 04 Jul 2016
Finally acclaim own Scottish chief
Water or gas carrier USA Today 12 Jun 2016
Wall's opposite, in economic discourse The Washington Post 01 May 2016
Old woman getting home finds key The Times Cryptic 07 Apr 2016
Cardinal I introduced to bishop perhaps The Times Cryptic 08 Mar 2016
Kind of attraction Universal 10 Feb 2016
Ocean New York Times 04 Feb 2016
Important street Universal 02 Jan 2016
Bounding site?
Water conduit
Important street
Water or gas carrier
Kind of attraction
Street likely to have the most stoplights
Ocean
Common parade street LA Times Daily 27 Dec 2015
Parent, one new to Head
Principal Family Time 05 Oct 2015
Street one block over from Second, maybe New York Times 01 Sep 2015
Makes a bargain going around Paramount Irish Times Crosaire 11 Aug 2015
Chief of staff welcoming number one The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Aug 2015
Most important chap concealing ego The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Jul 2015
Chief LA Times Daily 18 Jun 2015
Popular street name USA Today 18 Jun 2015
Important location for 9 The Telegraph Toughie 05 May 2015
Chief The Telegraph Quick 27 Apr 2015
Leading Premier Sunday 22 Mar 2015
Central street New York Times 02 Mar 2015
Popular street name Universal 13 Feb 2015
Capacious conduit Wall Street Journal 12 Jan 2015
Most important LA Times Daily 06 Jan 2015
Water carrier New York Times 04 Jan 2015
Common street name Family Time 04 Jan 2015
Popular street name
Primary
Chief
Common parade street
Most important
Most important
Central street
Street one block over from Second, maybe
Water carrier
Primary
Primary
Leading
Principal water system conduit
Popular street name
Primary
Water line
Chief
High sea swirling round Sardinia manor houses
Key
Disneyland street that ends at Sleeping Beauty Castle
It may hold water
Common street name
Primary
Major water line
Coveted festival stage
Disneyland street
Principal
Primary
"Exile on __ St."
Utility pipe
Large water pipe
Anytown, USA, street
Water carrier
Principal
Chief
Kind of a drag?
Common street name
Kind of a drag?
Primary
Leading sea power
Foremost
Water bearer, maybe
Large water pipe
Chief
Big pipe
Primary water pipe
Central
Alternative name for 1st Street, often
Primary
Water carrier
Principal
Most significant
Common street name
"___ Street" (1920 Sinclair Lewis novel)
Cardinal
Big water pipe
Anytown, USA street
Big water pipe
Key
Stage at a festival
___ stage
Central street name
Central street name
Cardinal
Large water pipe
Lead
It might cross 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Primary
Most-important
Water duct
Most important
Street that may be a U.S. highway
Everystreet
Everystreet
Principal
Cardinal
Big water pipe
Primary sail
Big water pipe
Water conduit
Cardinal
With 59-Across, A-B-C-A in the illustration
"My ___ man!"
Chief
Large pipe
Water pipe
Central
Primary
Kind of a drag?
Principal
Primary
Primary
Cardinal
Water carrier
Most important
High seas
It may be bounding
It may be bounding
Foremost
Water conduit
Chief
Paramount
Spanish ___
Common street name
Primary
Common street name
Lewis's street
Water way
It may be bounding
Essential
Predominant
Key
Wide passageway for water
Primary
Popular street name
Principal
Large pipe
Ocean
Chief
Cardinal
Companion of might
Water route
Water route
Street in a Sinclair Lewis title
Large pipe
Open ocean
Key
Sinclair Lewis "Street"
Premier
Principal
Popular street name
Most important
Utility pipe
H2O conduit
Lewis' "___ Street"
Large duct
Paramount
Chief
"_____ Street" (Sinclair Lewis novel)
Most important
Sewer
Chief
Paramount
Principal
Popular street
Water pipe
Cardinal
Principal duct
Utility duct
Kind of a drag?
Paramount
Primary
Primary
Anytown, U.S.A. street
Street with stores, usually
Principal supplier of gas or water
Leading
Principal
Sinclair Lewis novel ___ Street
Water pipe
It may be bounding
Foremost
Duct
Bounding site?
Water duct
Spring or stream starter
Water bearer
Principal
Common street name
Spanish ___
Popular street name
Popular street
Squeeze starter
Frankfurt river
Chief
Start for land or stream
Water source
Common street name
Kind of a drag
Might's partner
Open ocean
Every town street
Predominant
With 39-Across, featured boxing match
Companion of might
Spring or stream preceder
It's bounding, literally
Water conduit
Aqueduct
Water pipe
Sinclair's Street
Sewer line
Conduit
Conduit
Water artery
Popular street name
"The ___ Event," Streisand film
Partner of might
Ubiquitous street
Might's partner
Large conduit
Physical strength
Water carrier
Street or stream preceder
Ma Kettle portrayer
Word with stay or sail
Open sea
___ Street
Everybody's street
Leading
Utility duct
Ocean, usually bounding
Movies' Ma Kettle
Spanish or gas
Street name
High seas, to poets
Might and ___
Poet's sea
Prime
Marjorie of films
Water or gas carrier
Sea, to poets
Gopher Prairie street.
Critically important
"___ Street."
The open sea: Poet.
A Hollywood Marjorie.
It can be bounding
Pipe down?
River on which Frankfurt lies.
It flows through Frankfurt.
Street in Gopher Prairie
River flowing into the Rhine.
Companion of might.
Street in most towns.
Essential
Cinema's Marjorie ___.
Rhine tributary.
Might's mate.
The high sea: Poet.
Central.
Frankfort on the ___.
Water carrier.
Conduit.
Water pipe.
The Spanish ___.
Foremost.
Street of bright lights.
Street in Gopher Prairie.
Well-known street.
Tributary of the Rhine.
Principal duct.
Frankfurt's river.
Leading.
Utility conduit.
Spanish ___.
Ocean: Poet.
Name for an important street.
Chief.
Principal.
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