I . a.
1.
Chief, principal, leading, cardinal, capital.
2.
Important, essential, necessary, requisite, indispensable, vital.
3.
Mighty, vast, huge, enormous.
4.
Sheer, pure, directly applied.
5.
Absolute, mere, direct, entire.
II . n.
1.
Ocean, great sea, high sea.
2.
Continent, ~land.
3.
Main conduit, ~ pipe, ~ duct, ~ channel.
4.
Principal point.
5.
Force, power, strength, might, violent effort.
6.
The gross, the bulk, the greater part, majority.
7.
Hamper, large basket.