Definitions for mainsprings

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mainsprings main·spring

Spelling: [meyn-spring]

IPA: /ˈmeɪnˌsprɪŋ/

Mainsprings is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 547 anagrams from letters in mainsprings (agiimnnprss).

Definitions for mainsprings

noun

1. the principal spring in a mechanism, as in a watch.
2. the chief motive power; the impelling cause.

Origin of mainsprings

First recorded in 1585-95; main¹ + spring

Examples for mainsprings

The words were an echo of those which formed the mainspring of the Admiral's life.

Perhaps this had originally been the mainspring of the understanding between them.

But, losing her brother, the mainspring of her life seemed broken.

You see, the mainspring of her nature must have been vanity.

Love must always be the mainspring of life and honour its loftiest ideal.

For that was really the mainspring of her fantastic actions.

The navy was the mainspring of Victoria in more ways than one.

That need is the mainspring of life, the key to heaven, and the root of all evil.

How's she goin' to cock that gun, an' the mainspring fifteen pounds resistance?'

Mentally he was wondering if this was the mainspring of conduct in all women.