--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 17 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/17/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 17 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/16/) **17** [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/18/) … [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/54/) **maxim** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A maxim is a short, wise saying that gives a rule about how to behave or live.[↗](../../maxim/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma's favourite maxim is «Waste not, want not».[↗](../../maxim/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Treat others as you would like to be treated» is a famous maxim.[↗](../../maxim/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My dad lives by the maxim «Better safe than sorry».[↗](../../maxim/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We wrote our own maxims for the classroom wall.[↗](../../maxim/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old maxim says «Practice makes perfect».[↗](../../maxim/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each chapter begins with a maxim.[↗](../../maxim/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Yes, there was written long ago the good old maxim: 'Think on the great moving-day of death!'[↗](../../maxim/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") That is a serious thought.[↗](../../maxim/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **maximal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) As big or as great as possible; the largest.[↗](../../maximal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) Being the greatest in a set, or so big that nothing can be added (a maximal value).[↗](../../maximal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The runner used maximal effort in the last lap.[↗](../../maximal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Find the maximal value in the table.[↗](../../maximal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plant needs maximal sunlight to grow tall.[↗](../../maximal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The car reached its maximal speed on the straight road.[↗](../../maximal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The team wants maximal points from the season.[↗](../../maximal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tank holds a maximal amount of 50 litres.[↗](../../maximal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **maximisation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Making something as big, high or great as possible: «the maximisation of profit».[↗](../../maximisation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) Finding the largest possible value of something under some rules.[↗](../../maximisation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The maths puzzle was about maximisation of the rectangle's area.[↗](../../maximisation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Profit maximisation is the main goal of many companies.[↗](../../maximisation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Maximisation of space helped fit all the books on the shelves.[↗](../../maximisation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The engineers worked on the maximisation of the battery's life.[↗](../../maximisation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In this game, maximisation of your score means collecting every coin.[↗](../../maximisation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Maximisation and minimisation are two sides of optimisation.[↗](../../maximisation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer planned for maximisation of his crop.[↗](../../maximisation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A square gives maximisation of area for a fixed perimeter of a rectangle.[↗](../../maximisation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **maximum** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The maximum is the largest amount, number or size that is possible or allowed.[↗](../../maximum/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the maximum is 30 pupils".[↗](../../maximum/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Maximum means the greatest.[↗](../../maximum/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "maximum speed", "maximum score".[↗](../../maximum/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Maximum after a number means "at most".[↗](../../maximum/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "it'll take ten minutes maximum".[↗](../../maximum/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) "To the max" means as much as possible.[↗](../../maximum/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The maximum score on the test is 50.[↗](../../maximum/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The lift can carry a maximum of 8 people.[↗](../../maximum/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the list 3, 9, 4, 7 the maximum is 9.[↗](../../maximum/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The range is the maximum minus the minimum.[↗](../../maximum/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Today's maximum temperature will be 25 degrees.[↗](../../maximum/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The car's maximum speed is 180 kilometres an hour.[↗](../../maximum/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It'll take twenty minutes, maximum.[↗](../../maximum/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We turned the music up to the max.[↗](../../maximum/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **may** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* May means something is allowed: you may go out.[↗](../../may/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* May means something is possible: it may rain.[↗](../../may/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* May is used for polite requests: may I come in?[↗](../../may/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* May is the fifth month of the year, with 31 days.[↗](../../may/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* May (or hawthorn) is a tree with white spring flowers.[↗](../../may/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (formal) «May» is used for wishes: «May you have a long life.».[↗](../../may/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (formal, exam, rules) «May» states what is permitted by a rule: «Candidates may use a calculator»; «may not» means it is forbidden.[↗](../../may/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (casual) In quick talk «may» is often replaced by «can» or «might»: «can I go?», «might rain»; «may as well» means there is no reason not to.[↗](../../may/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* You may use a ruler.[↗](../../may/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She saved 1 dollar a day in May.[↗](../../may/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · May has 31 days.[↗](../../may/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each child may take 2 sweets.[↗](../../may/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · May I go to the toilet, please?[↗](../../may/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It may snow tonight, so wear a hat.[↗](../../may/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school sports day is in May.[↗](../../may/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · You may not run in the corridor.[↗](../../may/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The birds come back in May.[↗](../../may/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · bus is late again, may as well walk (casual)[↗](../../may/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I go? — You may not, and don't ask again.[↗](../../may/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (rough, strict)[↗](../../may/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Candidates may assume that each month of May comprises 31 days; compute the aggregate saving at one dollar per day.[↗](../../may/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (formal exam)[↗](../../may/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Of all clean birds ye may eat.[↗](../../may/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.14.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../may/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Of all clean winged things ye may eat.[↗](../../may/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.14.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../may/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it is most holy.[↗](../../may/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.6.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../may/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · May his years be as many generations\![↗](../../may/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.61.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../may/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · If a man die, may he live again?[↗](../../may/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.14.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../may/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · May he be enthroned before God for ever\![↗](../../may/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.61.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../may/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") **maya** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A people of Central America (southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and nearby) whose ancient civilisation built stone cities and pyramids.[↗](../../maya/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* One of the Mayan languages.[↗](../../maya/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A girl's name.[↗](../../maya/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ancient Maya built tall stone pyramids.[↗](../../maya/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Maya counted in twenties, not tens.[↗](../../maya/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Maya were among the first people to use a sign for zero.[↗](../../maya/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Chocolate drinks were important to the Maya.[↗](../../maya/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We made Maya number glyphs with dots and bars.[↗](../../maya/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Millions of Maya people still live in Mexico and Guatemala today.[↗](../../maya/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Maya is in my class and sits next to me.[↗](../../maya/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Maya writing used picture-like symbols called glyphs.[↗](../../maya/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mayan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with the Maya, the people of Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras) whose ancient civilisation built stone cities and pyramids.[↗](../../mayan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Maya person; also the Mayan languages, which millions of people still speak today.[↗](../../mayan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Mayan pyramid had steep steps up to a temple.[↗](../../mayan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We wrote our ages in Mayan numbers using dots and bars.[↗](../../mayan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mayan people still live in Guatemala and speak Mayan languages.[↗](../../mayan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mayan calendar was very accurate.[↗](../../mayan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ancient Mayan farmers grew maize, beans and squash.[↗](../../mayan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A shell stood for zero in Mayan maths.[↗](../../mayan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people claimed the Mayan calendar said the world would end, but it did not say that.[↗](../../mayan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **maybe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Maybe means perhaps: it might be true or might not, and you are not sure.[↗](../../maybe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Maybe makes a polite suggestion or a soft answer: «Maybe we could share.».[↗](../../maybe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a noun, a maybe is an answer that is neither yes nor no.[↗](../../maybe/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Maybe he has 20 marbles.[↗](../../maybe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Maybe it will rain, so take your umbrella.[↗](../../maybe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Is it maybe 5 or 6?[↗](../../maybe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") Check both.[↗](../../maybe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Maybe we could play tag after lunch.[↗](../../maybe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Can we get a puppy?" "[↗](../../maybe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") Maybe, we'll see."[↗](../../maybe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Maybe the plant needs more light, so let's test it.[↗](../../maybe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Maybe the dragon was not asleep after all.[↗](../../maybe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Her answer was a maybe, not a yes.[↗](../../maybe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Maybe you'd win," said the bocough.[↗](../../maybe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mayday** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The international radio call for help used by ships and aircraft in great danger, said three times.[↗](../../mayday/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Mayday, mayday, mayday".[↗](../../mayday/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Any urgent call for help.[↗](../../mayday/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* May Day (two words, capital letters) is a different thing: the first day of May, a spring festival and a workers' holiday.[↗](../../mayday/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Mayday, mayday, mayday\![↗](../../mayday/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") Our engine is on fire!" shouted the pilot.[↗](../../mayday/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fishing boat sent a mayday when it began to sink.[↗](../../mayday/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The coastguard answered the mayday call within seconds.[↗](../../mayday/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never say "mayday" on a radio as a joke.[↗](../../mayday/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister's text was a total mayday: "Help, I forgot my homework!"[↗](../../mayday/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film, the captain put out a mayday before the storm hit.[↗](../../mayday/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · On May Day we danced round a maypole at school.[↗](../../mayday/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mayest** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* May; be allowed to; might.[↗](../../mayest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And she said: 'What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'[↗](../../mayest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.38.16, JPS 1917) · “And that thou mayest be cast out of another pack.[↗](../../mayest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (The Jungle Book) · And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;[↗](../../mayest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.2.16, JPS 1917) **mayflower** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Mayflower was the ship that carried English settlers, now called the Pilgrims, across the Atlantic from Plymouth in England to America, where they started Plymouth Colony.[↗](../../mayflower/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A mayflower is any of several plants that flower in spring, especially hawthorn in Britain and the trailing arbutus in North America.[↗](../../mayflower/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The mayflower is the floral symbol of Nova Scotia in Canada and of Massachusetts in the USA.[↗](../../mayflower/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, England.[↗](../../mayflower/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · About one hundred passengers crossed the ocean on the Mayflower.[↗](../../mayflower/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Pilgrims on the Mayflower landed in what is now Massachusetts.[↗](../../mayflower/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Wampanoag people helped the settlers after the Mayflower arrived.[↗](../../mayflower/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayflower is the provincial flower of Nova Scotia.[↗](../../mayflower/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The hedges were white with mayflower blossom.[↗](../../mayflower/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a model of the Mayflower in class.[↗](../../mayflower/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mayfly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A delicate insect with see-through wings and long tails that lives for years as a young nymph in water but, as a flying adult, often lives only a day or less.[↗](../../mayfly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mayfly lives under water for a year but flies for only one day.[↗](../../mayfly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We found mayfly nymphs in the stream, so the water was clean.[↗](../../mayfly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Adult mayflies cannot eat because they have no working mouths.[↗](../../mayfly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Thousands of mayflies danced above the lake at sunset.[↗](../../mayfly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Trout love to eat mayflies.[↗](../../mayfly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her interest in chess was like a mayfly: gone by the next day.[↗](../../mayfly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mayhap** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mayhap means perhaps or maybe; it is an old word for a guess about what may happen.[↗](../../mayhap/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mayhap thou wilt do so, said she.[↗](../../mayhap/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mayhap under the stones you will find a treasure.[↗](../../mayhap/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mayhap it will save them from danger.[↗](../../mayhap/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **mayo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) Short for mayonnaise: a thick, creamy white sauce made from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, eaten with chips, sandwiches and salads.[↗](../../mayo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a place) Mayo is a county in the west of Ireland, known for its coast, mountains and Gaelic football.[↗](../../mayo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can I have mayo on my chips?[↗](../../mayo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A chicken mayo sandwich is my favourite.[↗](../../mayo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mayo is made from eggs and oil.[↗](../../mayo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the mayo in the fridge after opening it.[↗](../../mayo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Netherlands and Belgium, people often eat chips with mayo.[↗](../../mayo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our cousins live in County Mayo, in the west of Ireland.[↗](../../mayo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mayo play Gaelic football in green and red.[↗](../../mayo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I like mayo, but my sister prefers ketchup.[↗](../../mayo/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · There was once a boy in the County Mayo; Guleesh was his name.[↗](../../mayo/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mayonnaise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy, pale yellow sauce made from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, eaten cold in sandwiches, on chips and in salads.[↗](../../mayonnaise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can I have mayonnaise in my chicken sandwich?[↗](../../mayonnaise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Netherlands, people eat chips with mayonnaise.[↗](../../mayonnaise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Egg mayonnaise is a classic picnic sandwich.[↗](../../mayonnaise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the mayonnaise in the fridge.[↗](../../mayonnaise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mayonnaise is made by slowly whisking oil into egg yolks.[↗](../../mayonnaise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad likes a big dollop of mayo on his burger.[↗](../../mayonnaise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Coleslaw has mayonnaise mixed through it.[↗](../../mayonnaise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mayor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The leader of a town or city council, chosen to run the town or to represent it.[↗](../../mayor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Lord Mayor (UK): the mayor of some big cities like London or Dublin, often a ceremonial job.[↗](../../mayor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mayor opened the new playground.[↗](../../mayor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Who is the mayor of our town?[↗](../../mayor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She ran for mayor and won.[↗](../../mayor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor wears a gold chain at special events.[↗](../../mayor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We wrote a letter to the mayor about the broken swings.[↗](../../mayor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor gave a speech at the parade.[↗](../../mayor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor stood at the open window.[↗](../../mayor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mayoress** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mayoress is the wife of a mayor, who often attends town events beside him.[↗](../../mayoress/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) A mayoress can also be a woman who holds the office of mayor.[↗](../../mayoress/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mayoress opened the autumn fair.[↗](../../mayoress/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayoress wore a gold chain at the feast.[↗](../../mayoress/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone bowed when the mayoress came in.[↗](../../mayoress/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **maypole** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A maypole is a tall pole decorated with flowers and ribbons, which people dance around on May Day.[↗](../../maypole/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We danced round the maypole in the village.[↗](../../maypole/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The maypole was covered in bright ribbons.[↗](../../maypole/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The children held the ribbons and skipped around the maypole.[↗](../../maypole/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **mayst** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* May; be allowed to; might.[↗](../../mayst/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Of course thou mayst," said he.[↗](../../mayst/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) · "Thou mayst as well go home then," said Oh, "but thy son shall live with me yet another year."[↗](../../mayst/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") So the man went away, sad at heart.[↗](../../mayst/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) · Are there no barns outside where thou mayst put it up?"--"Hold your tongues, ye accursed wretches!" replied the man; "what has it got to do with you?[↗](../../mayst/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) **maze** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A maze is a puzzle made of paths or passages with walls or hedges, where you have to find the way through without getting lost.[↗](../../maze/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A maze is a puzzle drawn on paper where you trace a line from the start to the finish.[↗](../../maze/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A maze can be any confusing place or set of things: a maze of streets, a maze of rules.[↗](../../maze/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Mazed means dazed or confused, as if you have lost your way in a maze.[↗](../../maze/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We got lost in the hedge maze for half an hour.[↗](../../maze/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw a line through the maze to help the mouse find the cheese.[↗](../../maze/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We programmed the robot to get through the maze.[↗](../../maze/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The old town was a maze of narrow streets.[↗](../../maze/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The corn maze at the farm had a scarecrow in the middle.[↗](../../maze/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If you keep your hand on one wall, you may find your way out of the maze.[↗](../../maze/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Minotaur lived in a maze called the labyrinth.[↗](../../maze/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Filling in the form felt like a maze of questions.[↗](../../maze/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Mazed with fear he struggled on toward the flickering light that looked like help and safety.[↗](../../maze/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/16/) **17** [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/18/) … [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/54/) - ← previous: [page 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/16/) - next →: [page 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/18/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)