I.
noun
1
ADJECTIVE
▪ gas , water
▪ broken ( AmE ), burst ( BrE )
▪
water damage from broken ~s
▪
There's a burst water ~ in Quarry Road.
▪ rising ( BrE )
▪ cast-iron ( esp. BrE )
VERB + MAIN
▪ lay
▪
They're laying a new gas ~ through the town.
▪ replace
▪ repair
MAIN + VERB
▪ serve sth
▪
The ~ serves four towns.
2 mains ( BrE )
MAINS + NOUN
▪ electricity , gas , water
▪
an island without ~s electricity
PREPOSITION
▪ at the ~s
▪
Turn the water off at the ~s.
▪ on the ~s
▪
Some of the remoter houses in the town are not on the ~s.
PHRASES
▪ connected to the ~s
▪
The house is not yet connected to the ~s.
II.
adj.
Main is used with these nouns: ↑ achievement , ↑ act , ↑ actor, actress , ↑ advantage , ↑ agent , ↑ aim , ↑ altar , ↑ ambition , ↑ area , ↑ argument , ↑ artery , ↑ aspect , ↑ asset , ↑ attraction , ↑ attribute , ↑ bathroom , ↑ bedroom , ↑ body , ↑ building , ↑ campus , ↑ cause , ↑ centre , ↑ challenge , ↑ challenger , ↑ chamber , ↑ character , ↑ characteristic , ↑ city , ↑ clause , ↑ competitor , ↑ complaint , ↑ component , ↑ concern , ↑ conclusion , ↑ consequence , ↑ consideration , ↑ contender , ↑ contention , ↑ contributor , ↑ corridor , ↑ course , ↑ courtyard , ↑ criterion , ↑ criticism , ↑ culprit , ↑ deck , ↑ demand , ↑ desk , ↑ difference , ↑ dimension , ↑ disadvantage , ↑ discipline , ↑ dish , ↑ distinction , ↑ distributor , ↑ door , ↑ drawback , ↑ drift , ↑ effect , ↑ element , ↑ emphasis , ↑ enemy , ↑ entrance , ↑ event , ↑ exception , ↑ exit , ↑ exponent , ↑ export , ↑ faction , ↑ factor , ↑ feature , ↑ finding , ↑ flaw , ↑ flow , ↑ focus , ↑ force , ↑ foyer , ↑ function , ↑ gate , ↑ goal , ↑ hall , ↑ hallway , ↑ heading , ↑ headquarters , ↑ highlight , ↑ highway , ↑ hope , ↑ hurdle , ↑ idea , ↑ impact , ↑ impediment , ↑ impetus , ↑ implication , ↑ import , ↑ impression , ↑ incentive , ↑ indicator , ↑ ingredient , ↑ instrument , ↑ interest , ↑ issue , ↑ item , ↑ line , ↑ loser , ↑ meal , ↑ menu , ↑ message , ↑ mission , ↑ motivation , ↑ motive , ↑ object , ↑ objection , ↑ objective , ↑ obstacle , ↑ occupation , ↑ offender , ↑ office , ↑ opponent , ↑ page , ↑ part , ↑ participant , ↑ partner , ↑ party , ↑ pattern , ↑ plank , ↑ plot , ↑ post office , ↑ preoccupation , ↑ priority , ↑ problem , ↑ purpose , ↑ reason , ↑ recipient , ↑ recommendation , ↑ representative , ↑ requirement , ↑ residence , ↑ responsibility , ↑ rival , ↑ road , ↑ role , ↑ room , ↑ route , ↑ sail , ↑ section , ↑ shareholder , ↑ shopping centre , ↑ shortcoming , ↑ source , ↑ speaker , ↑ sponsor , ↑ square , ↑ stage , ↑ stair , ↑ staircase , ↑ stem , ↑ story , ↑ strand , ↑ street , ↑ stress , ↑ stumbling block , ↑ subject , ↑ supplier , ↑ support , ↑ suspect , ↑ tank , ↑ target , ↑ task , ↑ text , ↑ theme , ↑ thesis , ↑ thing , ↑ thread , ↑ threat , ↑ thrust , ↑ topic , ↑ track , ↑ trail , ↑ trend , ↑ tributary , ↑ type , ↑ value , ↑ vehicle , ↑ verb , ↑ witness , ↑ worry