mains
/meɪnz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a network or grid.
British usage; Uncountable
noun
A large-scale network or grid supplying any of various other services, such as water, gas or sewerage, to properties.
British usage; Uncountable
noun
The farm attached to a mansion house.
Example Sentences
- "I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!"
- "We don't have mains power out here, only a generator."
- "mains electricity, mains voltage"
- "We have gas heating, but it's bottled gas, not mains gas."
- "The properties formerly relied on a well, but are now connected to the mains water supply."
- "Though no minister would visit the Skerburnfoot, or, if he went, departed quicker than he came, the girl Ailie attended regular at the catechising at the mains of Sker."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /meɪnz/
Usage
- British usage
- Uncountable