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"Chief"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /meɪn/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aimnStarts with MEnds with N5 cluesVery common crossword word
1M2A3I4N

Definitions

  1. Chief or most important

Word origin

From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæin, meyn, from main (noun) (see further at etymology 2); compare Old English mæġen (“strong, main, principal”) (used in combination) and Old Norse megn, megenn (“strong, main”).

Used in a sentence

  • The main office is actually one of the smaller rooms.
  • main timbers
  • main branch of a river

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Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01Chief4 letters
02Primary4 letters
03Primary or chief4 letters
04Principal4 letters
05Principal street, often4 letters

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