different between mains vs maids

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /me?nz/
• Rhymes: -e?nz

Etymology 1

Noun

mains

1. plural of main

Noun

mains (uncountable)

1. (chiefly Britain) The domestic electrical power supply.

   I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!

2. The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings.
3. The main course of a meal.

Translations

Verb

mains

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of main

See also

• water main

Etymology 2

Related to manse.

Noun

mains (plural mains)

1. (Scotland) The farm attached to a mansion house.

References

• Concise Scots Dictionary, 2nd edition
• “mains” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Anagrams

• Imans, M'sian, Mansi, Msian, Naims, Nasim, amins, imans, manis, minas, nsima

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??/
• Homophones: main, maint, maints
• Hyphenation: mains

Noun

mains f

1. plural of main

Anagrams

• minas

Norman

Etymology

From Latin minus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mains m (plural mains)

1. (Jersey, mathematics) minus sign

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me?dz/
• Rhymes: -e?dz

Noun

maids

1. plural of maid

Anagrams

• Midas, diams