extra vs main

extra

adv
  • To an extraordinary degree. 

det
  • Denotes more. 

adj
  • Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary. 

  • Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner. 

noun
  • A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball. 

  • A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play. 

  • An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event. 

  • The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner. 

  • Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill. 

  • Something of an extra quality or grade. 

main

adv
  • Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much. 

noun
  • That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross. 

  • The primary character that one plays in a video game in which one can play more than one character. 

  • The high seas. 

  • A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main. 

  • A banker's shovel for coins. 

verb
  • To mainly play a specific character or side, or with specific equipment, during a game. 

adj
  • Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. 

  • Big; angry. 

  • Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part. 

  • Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel. 

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