CANS vs MAY: NOUN
- Headphones
- Breasts
- Plural form of can.
- The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- A room equipped with toilet facilities
- A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- The quantity contained in a can
- Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- A buoy with a round bottom and conical top
- The fifth month of the year, consisting of thirty-one days, reckoned on the continent of Europe and in America as the last month of spring, but in Great Britain commonly as the first of summer.
- Figuratively, the early part or springtime of life.
- A person.
- [lowercase] The hawthorn: so called because it blooms in May. Also May-bush.
- A maiden; a virgin.
- A hawthorn or its blossoms.
- Thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
- The month following April and preceding June
- A kinsman.
- The queen or lady of May, in old May games.
- Any May-day sport.
- Any species of Ephemera, and allied genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many species appear in May. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.
- A plant that flowers in May; also, its blossom. See Mayflower, in the vocabulary.
- The morning dew of the first day of May, to which magical properties were attributed.
- The first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a garland, and by dancing about a May pole.
- Any one of numerous species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged state in May. They belong to Melolontha, and allied genera. Called also June beetle.
- The fruit of an American plant (Podophyllum peltatum). Also, the plant itself (popularly called mandrake), which has two lobed leaves, and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.
- A shrubby species of Spiræa (Spiræa hypericifolia) with many clusters of small white flowers along the slender branches.
- The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.
- The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
- A maiden.
- In Cambridge University, England, the Easter-term examination.
- The festivities or games of May-day.
- Some other plant, especially species of Spiræa: as, Italian may.
- The merrymaking of May Day.
CANS vs MAY: VERB
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of can.
- Terminate the employment of
- Preserve in a can or tin
- Are used as equivalent to possibly, perhaps, maybe, by chance, peradventure. See 1st Maybe.
- Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation, benediction, and the like.
- Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to soften a question or remark.
- Contingency or liability; possibility or probability.
- Liberty; permission; allowance.
- Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by can.
CANS vs MAY: OTHER WORD TYPES
- N/A
- In concessive clauses.
- In conditional clauses. [Rare, except in clauses where permission is distinctly expressed.]
- In law, may in a statute is usually interpreted to mean must, when used not to confer a favor, but to impose a duty in the exercise of which the statute shows that the public or private persons are to be regarded as having an interest.
- To indicate desire, as in prayer, aspiration, imprecation, benediction, and the like. In this sense might is often used for a wish contrary to what can or must be: as, O that I might recall him from the grave !
- In clauses expressing a purpose.
- To indicate opportunity, moral power, or the absolute power residing in another agent.
- The preterit might is similarly used, with some slight addition of contempt.
- Sometimes may is used merely to avoid a certain bluntness in putting a question, or to suggest doubt as to whether the person to whom the question is addressed will be able to answer it definitely.
- In this sense, when a negative clause was followed by a contingent clause with if, may in the latter clause was formerly used elliptically, if I may meaning ‘if I can control it’ or ‘prevent it.’
- To indicate possibility with contingency.
- A. As an independent verb, or as a quasi-auxiliary: To have power; have ability; be able; can.
- To celebrate May-day; take part in the festivities of Mayday: chiefly or only in the verbal noun maying and the derivative mayer: as, to go a maying.
- In this sense may is scarcely used now in negative clauses, as permission refused amounts to an absolute prohibition, and accordingly removes all doubt or contingency.
- (auxiliary verb) To be allowed or permitted to.
- (auxiliary verb) Used to indicate a certain measure of likelihood or possibility.
- (auxiliary verb) Used to express a desire or fervent wish.
- (auxiliary verb) Used to express contingency, purpose, or result in clauses introduced by that or so that.
- (auxiliary verb) To be obliged, as where rules of construction or legal doctrine call for a specified interpretation of a word used in a law or legal document.
CANS vs MAY: RELATED WORDS
- Put up, Tush, John, Crapper, Stool, Arse, Butt, Bum, Potty, Pot, Bottom, Ass, Get, Might, May
- Often, Able, Sometimes, Potentially, Perhaps, Probably, Necessarily, Possibly, Likely, English hawthorn, Crataegus oxycantha, Crataegus laevigata, Whitethorn, Get, Can
CANS vs MAY: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Toilet, Backside, Put up, Tush, Stool, Arse, Butt, Bum, Potty, Pot, Bottom, Ass, Get, Might, May
- Potential, Such, Let, Please, Maybe, Often, Able, Sometimes, Perhaps, Probably, Necessarily, Possibly, Likely, Get, Can
CANS vs MAY: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Besides soda cans, this applies to all types of products coffee, ice cream, candles, and even cans of tennis balls.
- Inspect all cans and food packages prior to using them and throw away any cans with leaks, bulges, or holes.
- You can place aluminum cans and steel cans directly into the scrap metal bin at this time, in order to lighten your load.
- Please space garbage cans two feet apart so that the automated garbage trucks can access your cans easily.
- CANS Rating Sheets may be used in place of the long form when documenting the CANS on paper.
- Safety cans with broken springs or other defects make them no longer operable as safety cans.
- Ammo Cans Protect your belongings from the elements with Genuine military issue ammo cans.
- BB gun pistols are great for plinking tin cans or aluminum soda cans in the backyard.
- Cans with rusted lids and cans less than half full, are not accepted.
- Tin cans, foil and pans, empty aerosol cans.
- In general, if any information may lead to patient harm, a provider may deny the request.
- The condition of facilities may be uncertain, and operational support may beunstable for an undetermined period.
- Products may go out of stock and delivery estimates may change at any time.
- Members may apply at any time during their careers, and may attend several seminars.
- Some lenders may not charge a service fee or may offer rebates for them.
- Units may withhold release; however, they may not deny a request.
- Admiralty claims may or may not fall under the applicable SOFA.
- Such papers may or may not contain strictly original material.
- The helicopter may or may not arrive configured to rappel.
- Recommendation letters may or may not be required.
CANS vs MAY: QUESTIONS
- What happens when aerosol cans are over-pressurized?
- Does National City recycle aluminum cans & plastic bottles?
- What are the disadvantages of recycling aluminum cans?
- When was chlorofluorocarbons banned in aerosol cans?
- Are the 12 oz cans of Pepsi better than the Big cans?
- Are trash cans being sent to garbage cans for no reason?
- What do they put aluminum cans in at cash for cans?
- When did they start putting aluminum cans on beer cans?
- Why aluminium alloy milk cans are better than plastic cans?
- Are aluminum cans better for the environment than plastic cans?
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- When will may May food stamps be available in California?