Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun main_street

2 senses of main street

Sense 1
main street, high street -- (street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town)
       => street -- (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street")

Sense 2
Main Street -- (any small town (or the people who inhabit it); generally used to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by Sinclair Lewis); "Main Street will never vote for a liberal politician")
       => town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")