MAY

noun the merrymaking of may day.

2. may ·noun a maiden.

3. may ·noun the early part or springtime of life.

4. may ·noun the fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

5. may ·noun the flowers of the hawthorn;

— so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.

6. may ·v an auxiliary verb qualifyng the meaning of another verb, by expressing: (a) ability, competency, or possibility;

— now oftener expressed by can.