Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
Ruling; governing; prevailing
Being the dominant
Preferred and used with greater dexterity than the other, as the right hand of a right-handed person or the left hand of a left-handed one.
Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
The triad built on the dominant tone.
A gene that is dominant.
The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
A species or organism that is dominant.
Normal, principal or standard.
Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway.
Of or pertaining to a surface railway as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.
Of a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").
In longline fishing the central line to which the branch lines with baits are attached.
An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.
The principal route or line of a railway.
A principal vein into which a drug can be injected.
The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.
The pipeline carrying wastewater to the public drains or a septic tank.
To integrate (code, etc.) into the main repository for a software project, rather than separate forks.
To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.
To consume voraciously.