may vs haw
haw vs maymay and haw both are nouns.
may is not a verb while haw is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| may | Yes | No | No | No |
| haw | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
haw is a hypernym of
may; that is, haw is a
word with a broader meaning than may:
- may: 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
- haw: a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
Other hypernyms of may include
hawthorn.
| may (noun) | haw (noun) |
|---|---|
| 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 nictitating membrane of a horse |
| a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus |
| may (verb) | haw (verb) |
|---|---|
| utter `haw' |
Words related to "may"
Words related to "haw"
- Crataegus
- Crataegus aestivalis
- Crataegus apiifolia
- Crataegus biltmoreana
- Crataegus calpodendron
- Crataegus coccinea
- Crataegus coccinea mollis
- Crataegus crus-galli
- Crataegus laevigata
- Crataegus marshallii
- Crataegus mollis
- Crataegus monogyna
- Crataegus oxyacantha
- Crataegus oxycantha
- Crataegus pedicellata
- Crataegus tomentosa
- English hawthorn
- blackthorn
- bush
- cockspur hawthorn
- cockspur thorn
- downy haw
- emit
- evergreen thorn
- genus Crataegus
- hawthorn
- let loose
- let out
- may
- mayhaw
- nictitating membrane
- parsley haw
- parsley-leaved thorn
- pear haw
- pear hawthorn
- red haw
- scarlet haw
- shrub
- summer haw
- third eyelid
- utter
- whitethorn
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