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mays¹

Rhymes with -eɪz

noun

  1. plural plural of may

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of may

Mays²

  • /meɪz/

Sounds like maize, maze · Rhymes with -eɪz

Where it comes from

* As an English surname, variant of Mayes.

* As a German surname, variant of Mais.

* As a Dutch surname, from a short form of Thomas.

proper noun

  1. plural plural of May

proper noun Mayses

  1. A surname

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: get, can, whitethorn, crataegus laevigata, crataegus oxycantha, english hawthorn, mace, mais, mis, mayes, mayers, smay, mayo, mayse, mayle, mayne

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"mays." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mays. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mays. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mays

Chicago

"mays." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mays.

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@misc{mays_2026,
  title = {mays},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mays},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}