Definitions for Mainer
Mainer
Main·er
Spelling: [mey-ner]
IPA: /ˈmeɪ nər/
Mainer is a 6 letter English word.
You can make 159 anagrams from letters in Mainer (aeimnr).
Definitions for Mainer
noun
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a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
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a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
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physical strength, power, or force:
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the chief or principal part or point:
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Literary. the open ocean; high sea:
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the mainland.
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Usually, mains. a main course in a meal:
Idioms
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in the main, for the most part; chiefly:
adverb
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South Midland U.S. (chiefly Appalachian) . very; exceedingly:
adjective
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chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading:
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sheer; utmost, as strength or force:
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of or relating to a broad expanse:
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Grammar. syntactically independent; capable of use in isolation.
Compare dependent (def 4), independent (def 14), main clause.
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Nautical.
of or relating to a mainmast.
noting or pertaining to a sail, yard, boom, etc., or to any rigging belonging to a mainmast.
noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mainmast:
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Obsolete.
having or exerting great strength or force; mighty.
having momentous or important results; significant.
verb (used with or without object)
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Slang. mainline.
Origin of Mainer
An Americanism dating back to 1875-80
Examples for Mainer
It's no my fawt if they didna—we canna lose the saydel, Saunders; by no Mainer of means.
Tell us about it, asked Garry, as the three crowded around the old State of Mainer and shook hands with him heartily.