Index of English words, starting with "ma"

(1) - Mainsheet (n.) One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.

(1) - Mainspring (n.) The principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action.

(1) - Mainstay (n.) Main support; principal dependence.
(2) - Mainstay (n.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.