MAY


Meaning of MAY in English

/may/ , n.

1. the fifth month of the year, containing 31 days.

2. the early part of one's life, esp. the prime: a young woman in her May.

3. the festivities of May Day.

4. ( l.c. ) Brit. the hawthorn.

5. a female given name.

v.i.

6. ( l.c. ) to gather flowers in the spring: when we were maying.

[ bef. 1050; ME, OE Maius Maius mensis Maia's month ]

/may/ , n.

Cape , a cape at the SE tip of New Jersey, on Delaware Bay.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .