may
- noun
- UK
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espino
- The may in her garden produced bright red berries every autumn.
Examples
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The may tree blooms beautifully in spring.
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I saw a may bush with bright red berries.
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In spring, the may bursts into a spectacle of white blossoms along the hedgerows.
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Many English villages celebrate the coming of spring by decorating with may branches.
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The may tree blooms with beautiful white flowers in spring.
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In the garden, she planted a may shrub that attracts many birds.
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As summer approaches, the may plants produce small red fruits.
Synonyms
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5.4
A small tree or bush with white spring flowers and red berries
A shrub or small tree with sharp thorns, white flowers, and red berries
A small thorny tree with groups of white flowers and red berries
A thorny shrub with white or red flowers and bright red berries used for hedges
A thorny hawthorn shrub or small tree with white to red flowers and bright red berries
Idioms
- Informal
6
7.8
To accept what happens and not try to change the result
- Informal
A wish of good luck people say to encourage someone, often playfully
- Informal
To wish someone good luck when the result depends on chance
A phrase that says hurt to the body is worse than insults and words do not hurt
Compounds
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1.0
The first day of May that many countries celebrate as a spring festival or a workers' holiday
- Specialized
A small North American bird with yellow and olive-green feathers and black streaks
- Specialized
A North American plant with large umbrella leaves, a poisonous root, and an edible yellow fruit
- UK
A large beetle that appears in late spring whose larvae eat plant roots and can damage lawns
- US
A fish with black bars found in shallow bays and marshes along the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts
Surface Forms
Etymology
May for the hawthorn comes from the month May, because these bushes are full of white or pink flowers in that month; so a may is the shrub that blooms in 'May' and is linked to spring celebrations.